Synonyms for sickening
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Disgusting
disgusting, nauseating, loathsome, vile, revolting, nauseous, execrable, nasty, offensive, repulsive, noisome formal, bad, obscene, detestable, abominable, morbid, queasy, obnoxious, foul, sickly, fulsome, despicable
Other
cunty vulgar
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing sickness or disgust.
Related words
- Word family
- sickeningly sickeningness
Example sentences
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- nauseous The smell of macaroni and cheese makes me nauseous.
- revolting The food had a slimy consistency that was revolting.
- nauseating Tom's obsequiousness towards John was nauseating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sickening | rising | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| nauseous | rising | |
| revolting | steady | |
| nauseating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- nasty2, cunty
- 6 letters
- morbid2, sickly2, queasy2
- 7 letters
- obscene2, fulsome2, noisome
- 8 letters
- nauseous2
- 9 letters
- offensive3, obnoxious3, repulsive3, revolting3, loathsome2, execrable4
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, despicable4, abominable5, nauseating4, detestable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nasty2 = 2 syllables).