sick
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Synonyms & Antonyms for sick
Synonyms: Adjective
ailing, bad, down, ill, indisposed, peaked, peaky, poorly, punk, run-down, sickened, unhealthy, unsound, unwell
Antonyms: Adjective
hale, healthful, healthy, sound, well, whole, wholesome
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Examples of sick in a Sentence
Adjective
He is at home sick in bed. She is sick with the flu. I'm too sick to go to work. The medicine just made me sicker. The sickest patients are in intensive care. My poor rosebush looks sick. She has been on the sick list all week. The way they treat people makes me sick.
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The difference is going to be who might be sick, who’s lost a little bit and the match-ups. — Vincent Nguyenstaff Writer, Burbank Leader, "Girls’ Tennis Preview: Plenty to look forward to for trio of teams," 21 Aug. 2019 People or pets can get sick from the water through recreational activities, such as swimming or fishing, as well as breathing in tiny water droplets or mist that contains the toxins. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "How to protect your pets from harmful algae in water," 14 Aug. 2019 Everyone is sick of mass public shootings in the United States. — Thomas Massie, National Review, "‘Red Flag’ Laws Are the Wrong Solution to Mass Shootings," 12 Aug. 2019 My friends are so sick of me talking about autumn coming. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "5 Things You Didn’t Know About Taylor Swift," 8 Aug. 2019 The study shows the number of days in 2018 that the water had fecal bacteria counts exceeding Environmental Protection Agency standards, which can put swimmers at risk of getting sick. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "A New Study Shows Dangerously High Bacteria Counts in the Water at Beaches Across America," 24 July 2019 Of that number, 100 million will get sick and 22,000 will die from the infection. — Fox News, "Philippines declares national emergency after more than 100,000 people contract Dengue fever," 18 July 2019 Jared is still very sick ... but developing some traction and remains a fighter. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, "Former Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen 'still very sick' but 'remains a fighter'," 2 July 2019 Anyone who knows me is sick of hearing me complain that New York cafes usually lack all of the above, especially on the baking front. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, "Rockaway Beach Bakery Is the Real Reason I Go to the Beach," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sick.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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