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sick
adjective as in not healthy, not feeling well
Strong matches
ailing, confined, debilitated, declining, disordered, down, frail, funny, green, hospitalized, ill, impaired, imperfect, incurable, indisposed, infected, invalid, mean, nauseated, peaked, suffering, tottering, wobbly
Weak matches
bedridden, broken down, defective, delicate, diseased, feeble, feverish, in a bad way, in poor health, infirm, laid-up, lousy, not so hot, poorly, qualmish, queasy, rickety, rocky, rotten, run down, sick as a dog, under medication, under the weather, unhealthy, unwell, weak
Example Sentences
One of his pinned quotes on Goodreads reads “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
Kincaid had not been to her birthplace of Antigua in 20 years when she receives word from her mother that her brother is sick.
Too sick to work, she lost her job as a dental assistant.
If you get sick and you suspect the cause is a foodborne illness, experts say you should first consult your healthcare provider and then report it.
But what about those of us who don’t mind feeling bad, maybe even a little sick to our stomachs?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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