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Synonyms for peaked

  • adjective

Most common

under the weather poorly unwell ailing spiked piked

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Sickly

sickly, pale, under the weather, sick, poor, poorly, unwell, ailing, indisposed, seedy

Other

pointed, spiked, sharp, emaciated, piked

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having a peak or peaks.

    The wizard wore a peaked cap.

Related words

Other spellings
peakèd

Example sentences

  • poorly A healthy person is a poorly examined sick person.
  • unwell I pretended to be unwell in order to stay at home.
  • ailing Yanni left to Algiers to take care of his ailing mother.
  • spiked I think Tom was the one who spiked Mary's drink.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
peakedrising
poorlysteady
unwellrising
ailingrising
spikedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
poor1, sick1, pale1
5 letters
sharp1, seedy2, piked
6 letters
poorly2, spiked1, unwell2, ailing2, sickly2
7 letters
pointed2
9 letters
emaciated5
10 letters
indisposed

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seedy2 = 2 syllables).