Sickening synonyms and antonyms

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putrid
(Informal) Very disagreeable or unpleasant
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nauseous
The definition of nauseous is a feeling of being sick and feeling as if you need to vomit, or something disgusting or sickening.
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tainted
Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
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diseased
Unsound or disordered.
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revolting
Engaged in revolt; rebellious
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incurring
Incur is defined as to acquire, or bring something upon oneself.
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acquiring
To gain possession of:
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taking
To subtract:
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getting
To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
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developing
To come into being or activity; occur or happen
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contracting
To get, acquire, or incur
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sickly
Of, caused by, or associated with sickness:
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sick (related)
Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops:
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foul
Putrid; rotten
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delightful (antonym)
The definition of delightful is someone or something that is charming or that causes happiness and joy.
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wholesome (antonym)
Promoting or conducive to good health or well-being; healthful
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nice (antonym)
Used as an intensive with and :
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mild (antonym)
Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
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pleasing (antonym)
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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disgusting
Arousing disgust; repugnant.
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nasty
The definition of nasty is something that is very dirty, unpleasant or offensive.
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offensive
Causing anger, displeasure, or resentment:
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repellent
Able to resist the absorption of liquid, esp. water, to a limited extent
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repulsive
Causing strong dislike or aversion; disgusting; offensive
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ugly
Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
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unwholesome
Not conducive to good health; unhealthy:
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vile
Vile means evil or without morals.
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nauseating
Causing nausea; nauseous.
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noisome
Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul:
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queasy
Causing or feeling discomfort; uneasy
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loathsome
The definition of loathsome is something that causes hate or that is worthy of being hated.
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repelling
To refuse to accept (someone); spurn.
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upsetting
To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
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surfeiting
Surfeit is to over consume or help someone else over consume to the point of being sick.
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shocking
To affect with physical shock
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repulsing
(Usage Problem) To cause repugnance or distaste in:
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offending
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
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languishing
(Intransitive, now rare) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously. [from 18th c.]
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decaying
To decay is defined as to rot, lose strength or deteriorate.
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affecting
The definition of affect means to produce a change in something.
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catching
To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
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curing (antonym)
To encourage the proper hardening of (concrete or mortar) by regulating humidity and temperature
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helping (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
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mending (antonym)
To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
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healing (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become better.
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liking (related)
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
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horrible (related)
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dreadful (related)
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terrible (related)
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frightful (related)
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terrifying (related)
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hideous (related)
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horrific (related)
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ghastly (related)
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horrendous (related)
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senseless (related)
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frightening (related)
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like (related)
Having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal
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pain (related)
Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings
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  • A sickening feeling starts to grow from the pit of my stomach.

  • She saw smoke moving across the sky a moment before the helicopter rolled and began its sickening maneuvers again.

  • Her surroundings blurred into light and shadows, and she felt the sickening sense of falling off the cliff again.

  • With a sickening sound, the bush ripped from the ground, allowing her to slide again.

  • The colonists too, taught by the sickening delay and the ruinous cost of the war to revert to conciliatory methods, had by this time granted the natives special representation in parliament.

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