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. Deputy County Attorney Angie Reddish-Day:

   It’s just sickening – there’s no other word for it.

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. Julian LeBaron:

   The first step is more accountability. The government needs to be able to fire anyone officials, law enforcement engaging in the corruption and the cycle of violence, the connection between organized crime and the government is so obvious that it is sickening. I dont believe in violence, but I believe in being able to protect my family.

4. Maesel Dorn:

   I was just shocked more than anything, i kept looking at it, and I could n’t believe it. ... And then, it was just so sickening. I have n’t been able to eat any soup since then.

5. Liz Cheney:

   As the mother of daughters, the charges certainly are sickening. As the Speaker noted there is an ethics investigation underway, there are criminal investigations underway, and I'm not going to comment further on that publicly right now.