squeamish
Upset by gore
Squeamish describes excessive sensitivity to unpleasant sights, smells, or ideas—particularly blood, gore, or bodily functions.
A squeamish person might faint at the sight of a needle or turn away during surgery scenes in movies: I'm too squeamish to watch.
The word extends to moral fastidiousness: Don't be squeamish about asking for what you're owed.
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseatedFeeling urge to vomit
- revoltedRose in opposition
- repulsedRejected with disgust
- sickenedMade ill or disgusted
gag · retch · heave · wince · cringe · shudder · revulsion · repugnance
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fussyExcessively particular
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
choosy · dainty · prissy · prudish · prim · overparticular · refined · proper
Fearful of future events
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- timorousShowing nervous apprehension
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
hesitant · reluctant · wary · skittish · jumpy · trepidation · dread · qualm
Excessively prone to offense
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- touchyEasily upset or offended
impressionable · soft · tender · vulnerable · faint-hearted · hypersensitive · shrinking · timid
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
sickened · gag · retch · heave · wince · cringe · shudder · revulsion · repugnance · aversion
finicky
Excessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fussyExcessively particular
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
persnickety · choosy · dainty · prissy · prudish · prim · overparticular · refined · proper · strait-laced
apprehensive
Fearful of future events
anxious · hesitant · reluctant · wary · skittish · jumpy · trepidation · dread · qualm · misgiving
oversensitive
Excessively prone to offense
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
touchy · impressionable · soft · tender · vulnerable · faint-hearted · hypersensitive · shrinking · timid · sheltered
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
squeamishunsqueamish
Not easily revolted
hardened · unfazed · tough · inured · desensitized
squeamishbrazen
Shamelessly bold
shameless · immodest · unscrupulous · wanton · brassy
squeamishtough
Durable and strong
hardened · steely · unflinching · thick-skinned · bold