SQUEAMISH Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

squeamish

adjective

ˈskwē-mish

Definition of squeamish

as in sick

affected with nausea the rolling of the ship made her squeamish

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Recent Examples of squeamish There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible. — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026 The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The falling-out between the Pentagon and Anthropic highlighted the clash of cultures between the defense establishment and Silicon Valley, which has its roots in military innovations but has since turned squeamish about seeing its technology used for war. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026 Nicole Kidman doesn’t tremble or get squeamish putting on the white lab coat of Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner at the heart of Patricia Cornwell's series of crime thriller novels, now adapted for a Prime Video show by Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squeamish

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Adjective

If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of sick

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The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
And, in the aftermath of a stomach-churning stick-up that twisted my guts with the queasy horror of a repressed memory, Gary is given a week to make the problem go away.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

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