sick

Not healthy because of a disease or another health problem.

• My brother is sick today.
• She stayed home to care for her sick mother.
• Several animals became sick after drinking the water.

Similar words: ill, unwell

Opposites: healthy, well

Common phrases: sick child, sick leave, get sick, sick animal

Feeling that food may come back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.

• I feel sick after lunch.
• The smell made her feel sick.
• Do you feel sick when you travel by boat?

How to use it: feel sick (I feel sick after that boat ride.)

Similar words: nauseous, queasy, nauseated

Common phrases: feel sick, sick with nausea, make someone sick

Very cruel, wrong, or disturbing in a way that makes people feel disgusted.

• Hurting animals for fun is sick.
• The police uncovered a sick plan to torture prisoners.
• She was horrified by his sick fantasies.

Similar words: twisted, depraved, disgusting

Common phrases: sick mind, sick behaviour, sick fantasy

Very cruel, wrong, or disturbing in a way that makes people feel disgusted.

• Hurting animals for fun is sick.
• The police uncovered a sick plan to torture prisoners.
• She was horrified by his sick fantasies.

Similar words: twisted, depraved, disgusting

Common phrases: sick mind, sick behaviour, sick fantasy

Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.

• That guitar solo was sick!
• You landed a sick trick on your skateboard.
• Her new track has a really sick beat.

Similar words: awesome, excellent, amazing, cool

Opposites: awful

Common phrases: sick beat, sick trick, sick car

To bring food or liquid back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.

• The baby sicked on my shirt.
• He sicked up his breakfast.
• The dog had sicked on the kitchen floor.

How to use it: sick up something (The baby sicked up some milk.)

Similar words: vomit, throw up, be sick

Common phrases: sick up something, sick on something