SQUEAMISH Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

squeamish

adjective

ˈskwē-mish

Definition of squeamish next

as in sick

affected with nausea the rolling of the ship made her squeamish

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Recent Examples of squeamish The falling-out between the Pentagon and Anthropic highlighted the clash of cultures between the defense establishment and Silicon Valley, which has its roots in military innovations but has since turned squeamish about seeing its technology used for war. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026 When Diana got squeamish about doing the interview and appeared to reconsider, Bashir added another lie. —

Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025 Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices. —

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025 For non-squeamish types, the Surgeons’ Hall Museums are downright fascinating, and Edinburgh’s several cemeteries make for moody afternoon strolls. —

Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squeamish

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That night, both the President and his wife periodically fled upstairs to check on their most beloved son, the eleven-year-old Willie, sick with a fever that would kill him two weeks later.

— Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026