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Synonyms for queasy

  • adjective

Most common

sick nauseated nauseous squeamish nauseating sickening uneasy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Sick

sick, nauseated, nauseous, squeamish, ill, qualmish, sickish

2. Nauseating

nauseating, sickening, loathsome, vile, noisome formal, offensive

3. Uneasy

uneasy, nervous, anxious, troubled, unquiet

Other

nice, difficult

Antonyms

settled, calm, well

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.

  2. adj. 2

    Easily troubled; squeamish.

Related words

Word family
queasiness
Other spellings
queazy queezy

Example sentences

  • sick The doctor sat up all night with the sick old man.
  • nauseous The smell of macaroni and cheese makes me nauseous.
  • squeamish Tom is very squeamish and passes out at the sight of blood.
  • nauseated Linda felt nauseated and suspected she was pregnant.
  • sickening Experience the sickening knotting of the stomach.
  • nauseating Tom's obsequiousness towards John was nauseating.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
queasyrising
sickrising
nauseousrising
squeamishrising
nauseatedrising
sickeningrising

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

By length

3 letters
ill1
4 letters
nice1, sick1, vile1
6 letters
uneasy3
7 letters
nervous2, anxious2, unquiet, noisome, sickish
8 letters
troubled2, nauseous2, qualmish
9 letters
difficult3, offensive3, sickening3, loathsome2, squeamish2, nauseated4
10 letters
nauseating4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (uneasy3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
nauséeux
Español
repugnante