AIRSICK Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

airsick

adjective

Definition of airsick

as in seasick

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Recent Examples of airsick If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025

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Adjective

Steadman was feeling seasick, so Thompson gave him a pill that turned out to be psilocybin, the psychedelic drug.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 11 May 2026
That can be especially troublesome for travelers prone to getting seasick.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of seasick

Adjective

Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
There are snippets from Moby-Dick and The Sound of Music, a nauseous memory of the Stanley Steemer man who used to soak David’s carpets with a toxic cleaning agent that squelched around his bare feet (‘Suck, suck, suck’).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of nauseous

Adjective

During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.

— Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024

Definition of carsick

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Campaigns have a queasy rhythm to them — hype followed by panic followed by hype.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
In addition to being queasy about private business attempting to alter the climate, some are also concerned about the impacts on global climate and weather, as well as human health.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of queasy

Adjective

Netanyahu’s allies have sought, somewhat unconvincingly, to cast him as too left-wing and squeamish to protect Israel’s security.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
Peptide therapy has mostly meant injections, which is a hard sell for anyone squeamish about needles or juggling a busy routine.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeamish

Adjective

To that end, there are questions about whether Mayich and his teammates had access to sufficient water and the degree of attention ASU paid to his initial symptoms, including feeling dizzy.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Back in June, Richie cut a performance short after speaking on stage about feeling dizzy, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported at the time.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of dizzy

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