sickish
Feeling somewhat ill
Sickish means somewhat sick or queasy—not fully ill, but not quite well either.
The word suggests a mild, vague feeling of nausea or unwellness: I felt sickish after the boat ride.
It can also describe something that produces such a feeling: a sickish smell.
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- biliousIll-tempered or nauseated
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
retching · gagging · seasick · carsick · indigestion · dyspepsia · heartburn · acid reflux
Faint and unsteady feeling
- dizzySensation of spinning
- woozyDizzy and confused
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
vertigo · swoon · weak · pale · blurry · feeble · wobbly · reeling
Diffuse, sourceless discomfort
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- indisposedMildly sick or unwilling
- peakySlightly ill-looking
- ailingIn poor health
out of sorts · poorly · off-color · run-down · seedy · feverish · grotty · crummy
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- biliousIll-tempered or nauseated
upset stomach · retching · gagging · seasick · carsick · indigestion · dyspepsia · heartburn · acid reflux · stomachache
lightheaded
Faint and unsteady feeling
unsteady · vertigo · swoon · weak · pale · blurry · feeble · wobbly · reeling · spinning
malaise
Diffuse, sourceless discomfort
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- indisposedMildly sick or unwilling
- peakySlightly ill-looking
ailing · out of sorts · poorly · off-color · run-down · seedy · feverish · grotty · crummy · lousy
sickishsettled
No longer in question
comfortable · steady · stable · untroubled · at ease
sick, sickness, sickly, sickening, sicken, sicker, sickle, sickened, homesickness