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squeamishness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of squeamishness

1 a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting

  • an ever-rising squeamishness suddenly overwhelmed her, and she ran for the bathroom
Synonyms of squeamishness

nausea, nauseousness, qualmishness, queasiness, queerness, sickness
Words Related to squeamishness

qualm

airsickness, altitude sickness, car sickness, morning sickness, motion sickness, mountain sickness, seasickness

2 the tendency to be or state of being squeamish

  • his general squeamishness makes him a terrible choice as a lab partner for a dissection
Synonyms of squeamishness

delicacy, qualmishness, queasiness
Words Related to squeamishness

daintiness, fastidiousness, finicalness, finickiness, fussiness
Near Antonyms of squeamishness

boldness, gutsiness
Antonyms of squeamishness

indelicacy

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