Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: sickly

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

Charlie is the primary caretaker for her sickly father Henry.

Source: https://beyondchron.org/wrap-up-reviews-from-the-25th-san-francisco-independent-film-festival/

Flooded coastal regions in 2047 Miami, where worshipers wear galoshes at the local synagogue, and skies are tinged a sickly yellow with pollution in 2057 India, where smugglers go out only at night when the atmosphere is less poisonous.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-05-31/doomsday-scenarios-play-out-on-tv

He also took it from his younger brother in utero, so that explains why Yoichi was born so sickly.

Source: https://comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academia-all-for-one-backstory/

My hands were a sickly white as they clenched around the stem of the pickaxe, the sweat seeping into the wood and mixing with the dirt on my fingers.

Source: https://newvoices.org/2023/05/04/gold-hysteria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gold-hysteria

Nolan observes each of these chapters with sickly wonder, as Jennifer Lame’s editing work and Ludwig Göransson’s clattering score lend a frightening momentum.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/oppenheimer-review-release-nolan-cillian-murphy-b2378587.html

Not sickly sweet like some similar-flavoured mass produced pizzas, the sauce was instead rich and tomatoey.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/food-and-drink/5992168/grab-a-pizza-aberdeen-restaurant-week-action-with-macs-mouth-watering-menu/

She was a sickly child, always catching colds and coming down with infections, Guzman said.

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/trauma-aware-care-homelessness-hope.html?via=rss

The descriptions can be sickly sweet, distracting from the deeper strength of the work, and the reason some of the essays are capable of bringing tears to the eye: an intense pathos for others.

Source: https://metropolisjapan.com/how-kyoto-breaks-your-heart/

The forecast-busting reading on manufacturing -- the highest since 2012 -- reinforced the view that the world's second-biggest economy will bounce back strongly from last year's sickly growth, as businesses start up and people travel again.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/1522745-asian-markets-rise-china-data-spurs-recovery-hopes/

There is a decadent cocoa flavour that gives this chocolate its ‘melt in the mouth’ quality, but of course, because of this, eating the whole reindeer in one sitting could present a sickly challenge for some.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/compared-christmas-chocolates-aldi-asda-28288102

The state attorney’s office has been operating for a long time as an independent entity, free to set traps for elected officials, using illegal spyware and brutal interrogations, occasionally of sickly and elderly relatives of witnesses.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/former-shin-bet-analyst-its-a-war-between-netanyahu-and-a-polluted-state-establishment/2023/03/27/

Woo’s book recounts a daring feat: the successful flight north from Georgia in 1848 by an enslaved couple disguised as a sickly young white planter and his male slave.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/books/review/9-new-books-we-recommend-this-week.html