SICKENED Synonyms: 163 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment

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as in shocked

filled with disgust many audience members, sickened by the movie's graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end

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sickened

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verb

past tense of sicken

as in disgusted

to cause to feel disgust sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river

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Recent Examples of sickened

Adjective

The sickened babies were in California, Washington and Pennsylvania, according to the FDA notice. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 June 2026 The woman is now being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press and France 24. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Verb

Since May, cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce have sickened thousands nationwide. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 The nation became both fascinated and sickened with the case during the nine-month trial that ensued, which resulted in Manson being sentenced to death in 1971 for conspiracy to commit the grisly murders. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 Key Background This is the second voluntary recall Taylor Farms has conducted in recent weeks, after lettuce from the produce company was linked to the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened tens of thousands of people across the country. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Salmonella linked to jalapeños has sickened 345 people in 27 states, including North Carolina, according to the CDC. — Eva Flowe august 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 So far, this outbreak’s official numbers are 345 people sickened across 27 states with 36 hospitalizations. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 Federal officials on Saturday issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states. — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Michigan health officials say new cases of cyclosporiasis are declining in the state hit hardest by an outbreak that has sickened more than 12,000 people and left two dead in the state since June. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickened

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Hospital executives have begun reporting more unpaid medical bills, and experts warn health plans will raise premiums further as they're left with enrollees who are, on average, sicker and more expensive to cover.

— Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
When workers become sick, exhausted, or unable to work safely, productivity falls, disruptions increase, and supply chains become more vulnerable.

— Lucy Siers, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.

— Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Shell-shocked, Daemon appears ready to woozily charge into his final battle, death with his sword swinging.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of shocked

Verb

If the polls are any indication, Americans in general are disgusted with Washington’s Israel policy.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by fromage.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Definition of disgusted

Adjective

Neighbors said the rotten-egg smell has gotten worse over the last couple of weeks, even trailing to apartments across the street.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
For Panama, the result is a wet season that’s already been drier than usual and is likely to get worse.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bad

Adjective

For however poorly things are going — and the bad tone set by the starters has leaked into some defensive lapses and some pressing at the plate — the Padres got themselves into a really favorable position before this.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025

Definition of poorly

Verb

But those enrolled in drug trials were left appalled by the news.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Perverse incentives For their part, wildfire experts say that they are appalled by the mere existence of prediction markets that allow for trading on these disasters.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of appalled

Verb

Herlacher braved the falling debris and panicked people running through the streets to help her and was horrified to find the fragment had cut through her back.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Based on the first novella in Martha Wells’ book series, Murderbot is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients, played by Skarsgård.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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