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Sick

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Affected 84% connected

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Affected 84% connected

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Afflicted 84% connected

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Afflicted 84% connected

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Aguish 84% connected

Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.

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Aguish 84% connected

Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.

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Ailing 84% connected

of Ail

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Ailing 84% connected

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Alarming 84% connected

of Alarm

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Alarming 84% connected

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Bedrid 84% connected

Alt. of Bedridden

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Bedrid 84% connected

Alt. of Bedridden

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Bedridden 84% connected

Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.

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Bedridden 84% connected

Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.

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Bilious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the bile.

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Bilious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the bile.

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Bronchitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.

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Bronchitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.

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Consumptive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.

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Consumptive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.

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Convalescent 84% connected

Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.

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Convalescent 84% connected

Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.

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Delirious 84% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Delirious 84% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Diabetic 84% connected

Alt. of Diabetical

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Diabetic 84% connected

Alt. of Diabetical

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Displeased 84% connected

of Displease

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Displeased 84% connected

of Displease

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Dizzy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

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Dizzy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

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Dyspeptic 84% connected

Alt. of Dyspeptical

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Dyspeptic 84% connected

Alt. of Dyspeptical

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Faint 84% connected

Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Faint 84% connected

Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Feverish 84% connected

Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.

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Feverish 84% connected

Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.

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Feverous 84% connected

Affected with fever or ague; feverish.

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Feverous 84% connected

Affected with fever or ague; feverish.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Giddy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and…

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Giddy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and…

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Gouty 84% connected

Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.

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Gouty 84% connected

Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.

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Green 84% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Green 84% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Ill 84% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Ill 84% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Indisposed 84% connected

of Indispose

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Indisposed 84% connected

of Indispose

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light-headed 84% connected

Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.

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Light-headed 84% connected

Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.

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Livery 84% connected

The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.

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Livery 84% connected

The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.

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Moved 84% connected

of Move

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Moved 84% connected

of Move

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Nauseated 84% connected

of Nauseate

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Nauseated 84% connected

of Nauseate

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Nauseous 84% connected

Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

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Nauseous 84% connected

Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

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Palsied 84% connected

Affected with palsy; paralyzed.

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Palsied 84% connected

Affected with palsy; paralyzed.

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Paralytic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

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Paralytic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

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Paralyzed 84% connected

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Paralyzed 84% connected

of Paralyze

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Peaked 84% connected

of Peak

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Peaked 84% connected

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Poorly 84% connected

In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.

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Poorly 84% connected

In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.

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Queasy 84% connected

Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

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Queasy 84% connected

Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

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Rachitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.

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Rachitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.

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Recovering 84% connected

of Recover

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Recovering 84% connected

of Recover

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Rickety 84% connected

Affected with rickets.

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Rickety 84% connected

Affected with rickets.

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Scrofulous 84% connected

Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.

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Scrofulous 84% connected

Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.

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Seasick 84% connected

Affected with seasickness.

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Seasick 84% connected

Affected with seasickness.

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Seedy 84% connected

Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.

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Seedy 84% connected

Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.

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Sickish 84% connected

Somewhat sick or diseased.

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Sickish 84% connected

Somewhat sick or diseased.

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Sickly 84% connected

Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.

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Sickly 84% connected

Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.

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Spastic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.

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Spastic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.

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Stirred 84% connected

of Stir

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Stirred 84% connected

of Stir

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Stricken 84% connected

Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer.

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Stricken 84% connected

Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer.

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Swooning 84% connected

of Swoon

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Swooning 84% connected

of Swoon

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Touched 84% connected

of Touch

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Touched 84% connected

of Touch

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Tubercular 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.

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Tubercular 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.

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Tuberculous 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

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Tuberculous 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

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Unwell 84% connected

Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.

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Unwell 84% connected

Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.

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Upset 84% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Upset 84% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Vertiginous 84% connected

Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion.

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Vertiginous 84% connected

Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

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Broader term 5

Egest 76% connected

To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin,…

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Eliminate 76% connected

To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.

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Excrete 76% connected

To separate and throw off; to excrete urine.

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Pass 76% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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People 76% connected

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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Derivationally related 6

Malady 74% connected

Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially,…

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Malady 74% connected

Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially,…

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Sickness 74% connected

The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady.

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Sickness 74% connected

The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady.

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Spew 74% connected

To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

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Spew 74% connected

To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

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Unfit 66% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Unfit 66% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Synonym 32

Brainsick 92% connected

Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.

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Cast 92% connected

of Cast

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Cat 92% connected

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger th…

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Chuck 92% connected

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

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Crazy 92% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Demented 92% connected

Insane; mad; of unsound mind.

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Disgorge 92% connected

To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth; to vomit; to pour forth or throw out with violence, as if from the mouth; to discharge violently or in…

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Disgusted 92% connected

of Disgust

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Disturbed 92% connected

of Disturb

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Ghastly 92% connected

Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Grim 92% connected

Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Grisly 92% connected

Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gruesome 92% connected

Ugly; frightful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Honk 92% connected

The cry of a wild goose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ill 92% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mad 92% connected

A slattern.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nauseated 92% connected

of Nauseate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nauseous 92% connected

Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pale 92% connected

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pallid 92% connected

Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Puke 92% connected

To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Purge 92% connected

To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Queasy 92% connected

Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Regorge 92% connected

To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Regurgitate 92% connected

To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Retch 92% connected

To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sickish 92% connected

Somewhat sick or diseased.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spew 92% connected

To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spue 92% connected

See Spew.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unbalanced 92% connected

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Vomit 92% connected

To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wan 92% connected

Won.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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