sickening
adjective
, ˈsik-niŋ\
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abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, ugly
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These latest moves are perhaps an indication of dangerously shifting dynamics in Syria's sickening war, the start of what everyone CNN has spoken to in Idlib is terrified of: the ground assault. — Arwa Damon, CNN, "Trump launched airstrikes after this town was gassed in 2017. Now Assad's military is moving in," 23 Aug. 2019 More than 65,000 people saw the initial post depicting the sickening scenes in rooms and on uniforms. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "Almost one-third of dorm rooms at Joint Base San Antonio had mold, mildew," 17 Aug. 2019 There are a lot of looks, and a sickening amount of clothes, but little in the way of collections that stir the heart or challenge the eye. — Maya Singer, Vogue, "The 2010s Will Be Remembered As the Decade of Leggings—And We’re OK With That," 18 July 2019 The sickening sludge isn’t just concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico. — al.com, "‘All bets are off’: Toxic algae bloom shutters Mississippi beaches, causes worry in Alabama," 12 July 2019 How else to explain the sickening spectacle of 156 women in a Michigan courtroom this past week facing down an abuser everyone — even their own parents — believed instead of them. — Washington Post, "Larry Nassar’s enablers? A nation that doubts and dismisses women.," 25 Jan. 2018 For the Angels, there was the sickening symmetry of a decade ago, when 22-year-old pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed by a drunk driver. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Angels’ Tyler Skaggs remembered for confidence, competitiveness and wit," 1 July 2019 These units are called radians (apologies if this term provokes a violent and sickening flashback to high school math), and there are 2Ï€ of them in a circle. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The math of pi explained, as simply as possible," 13 Mar. 2019 Terra left, badly shaken, with the sickening feeling that her mother was choosing John over her. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Complete Timeline of the Events of Dirty John," 14 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sickening.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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