QUALMISHNESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

qualmishness

noun

as in nausea

a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting her qualmishness subsided after she had sipped a little ginger ale

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as in squeamishness

the tendency to be or state of being squeamish I can't explain my qualmishness about spiders, but for some reason they really bother me

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Noun

Coffee, ginger tea, peppermint tea, and prune juice may help with bowel movements, bloating, or nausea, depending on your digestive needs.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026
Residents have reported symptoms including burning in the eyes, lungs and sinuses, bad headaches and nausea.

— Lana Zak, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of nausea

Noun

Some critics’ squeamishness seems aimed at the act of invention itself, the florid dreaming in the face of reality.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Eight out of 10 survived the war, thanks in part to the relative squeamishness of Hungary’s homegrown Fascist leaders.

— Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of squeamishness

Noun

But important clues about how the sickness operates are emerging from the latest studies of bacterial DNA in ancient bones and teeth.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
In the Buendías’ legacy of love and betrayal, loyalty and idealism, there was domestic and political violence, but there was also ice in the middle of the jungle and a sickness that put the whole town to sleep and girls that became witches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sickness

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Even the mini bamboo baskets serving up little delicacies before the show bore the brand’s signature three stripes.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
McGregor offers a welcome counterbalance as Brooke, whose general disposition emanates from her relationship with her father, even as it’s hobbled by troubles the script pinpoints with delicacy.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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