Synonyms for sickening
ˈsɪk ə nɪŋsick·en·ing

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1. nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vileadjective

   causing or able to cause nausea

   "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

   Synonyms:
   noisome, fetid, nauseous, revolting, nauseating, unsavory, ugly, foul, repellent, dysphemistic, slimy, unsavoury, distasteful, offensive, anxious, sick, ill-scented, foetid, vile, despicable, disgustful, stinking, disgusting, smelly, repelling, worthless, unquiet, foul-smelling, loathsome, sickish, nauseated, nervous, yucky, wicked, uneasy, skanky, funky, wretched, loathly, violative, unworthy, queasy, repellant

   Antonyms:
   wholesome

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1. sickeningadjective

   Synonyms:
   nauseating, nauseous, sickish, palling

2. sickeningadjective

   Synonyms:
   disgusting, distasteful, repulsive, revolting, foul, loathsome, offensive

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1. sickeningadjective

   Synonyms:
   nauseating, disgusting, fulsome, nauseous, revolting

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1. List of paraphrases for "sickening":

   repugnant, revolting, nauseating, repulsive

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1. Fulton County:

   The racial slurs were disturbing and sickening.

2. Aneelah Afzali:

   I had difficulty breathing, and a sickening feeling grew in my belly -- about those killed, about what this would mean for our country and the world.

3. Steve Descano:

   It's sickening and unacceptable that any member of our community fears for their safety during a routine traffic stop. That's why I will not rest until we bring about the day when this is no longer the case.

4. Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd:

   Last year, we did not have to wait long as stocks fell into a sickening plunge in February, the amber lights flashing in Davos are signaling the consensus view that global growth is slowing. Given past experience, this may be the signal that the economy is likely to re-accelerate soon and that the party in risk assets continues.

5. Lisa Page for doing that:

   It's like being punched in the gut. My heart drops to my stomach when I realize he has tweeted about me again, the president of the United States is calling me names to the entire world. He's demeaning me and my career. It's sickening.