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— sick·en·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

disgust, nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, turn off—more at DISGUST

usually sicken with catch, come down, contract, get, take—more at CONTRACT

sickening adjective : causing sickness or disgust

sick·le noun : a cutting tool consisting of a curved metal blade with a short handle

sickle–cell anemia noun : an inherited anemia in which red blood cells tend to become crescent-shaped and clog small blood vessels and which occurs esp. in individuals of African, Mediterranean, or southwest Asian ancestry

sick·ly adjective 1 a : somewhat unwell

b : habitually ailing

2 : produced by or associated with sickness

Synonyms

[1b] invalid, weakly; also bedridden; delicate, fragile, frail; dying, fading, incurable, moribund; challenged, crippled, debilitated, incapacitated, lame; decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, weak, weakened, worn-out

Antonyms

healthy, well

[2] cadaverous, green, lurid, pale, pasty, peaked, sallow; also ashen, ashy, blanched, colorless, livid, white; waxen, waxy; deathlike, deathly; anemic, bloodless

Antonyms

florid, flush, healthy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

sick·ness noun 1 : ill health; also : a specific disease

2 : a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit : NAUSEA

Synonyms

affection, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disease, disorder, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, trouble—more at DISEASE

illness, unsoundness; also malaise; ailment, condition, disease, disorder, malady, trouble, upset; debility, decrepitude, feebleness, infirmity, lameness

Antonyms

health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness

side noun 1 : the right or left part of the trunk of a body

2 : a place away from a central point or line

3 : a border of an object; especially : one of the longer borders as contrasted with an end

4 : an outer surface of an object

5 : a position regarded as opposite to another

6 : a body of partisans or contestants

— side adjective

Synonyms

[5] angle, aspect, facet, hand, phase—more at ASPECT

[6] bloc, body, coalition, combination, combine, faction, party, sect, set, wing—more at FACTION

side·arm adjective : made with a sideways sweep of the arm

— sidearm adverb

side arm noun : a weapon worn at the side or in the belt

side·bar noun : a short news story accompanying a major story and presenting related information

side·board noun : a piece of dining-room furniture for holding articles of table service

Synonyms

buffet, cabinet, closet, cupboard, hutch, locker—more at CABINET

side·burns noun plural : whiskers on the side of the face in front of the ears

side by side adverb 1 : beside one another

2 : in the same place, time, or circumstance

— side–by–side adjective

side·car noun : a one-wheeled passenger car attached to the side of a motorcycle

side effect noun : a secondary and usu. adverse effect (as of a drug)

side·kick noun : a person closely associated with another as a subordinate or partner

Synonyms

aid, apprentice, assistant, deputy, helper, helpmate, mate—more at HELPER

side·line noun 1 : an activity pursued in addition to one's regular occupation

2 : the space immediately outside the lines of an athletic field or court

3 : a sphere of little or no participation — usu. used in pl.

1sidelong adverb : in the direction of or along the side : OBLIQUELY

2sidelong adjective : directed to one side <~ look>

side·man noun : a member of a jazz or swing orchestra

side·piece noun : a piece forming or contained in the side of something

si·de·re·al adjective [ORIGIN: L sidereus, fr. sider-, sidas star, constellation]

1 : of or relating to the stars

2 : measured by the apparent motion of the stars

side·sad·dle noun : a saddle for women on which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse

— sidesaddle adverb

side·show noun 1 : a minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition (as of a circus)

2 : an incidental diversion

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