nauseous
Feeling sick, as if you might vomit.
nauseous in a sentence
- The twisting roller coaster made Dad feel nauseous.
- Reading in the back of the car always makes me nauseous.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to nauseous?
- Asick
- Bhealthy
- Cwell
- Dsettled
Show the answer
A: sick. The other three mean the opposite of nauseous.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to nauseous?
- Aill
- Bqueasy
- Csick
- Dwell
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D: well. The other three mean nearly the same as nauseous.
Words that mean something similar
sick, queasy, ill
Words that mean the opposite
well, healthy, settled
More words about emotions & feelings
- nostalgic: Feeling happy and a little sad when you remember good times from the past.
- optimistic: Believing that good things will happen.
- outburst: A sudden explosion of strong feeling, like anger or laughter.
- outrage: A feeling of great anger and shock at something unfair.
- overwhelm: To affect someone so strongly that they can hardly cope.
- pacify: To make someone calm when they are angry or upset.
- pessimistic: Expecting the worst to happen.
- petrified: So frightened that you cannot move.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test