peaked
1 of 2adjective (1)
ˈpēkt 
also
ˈpē-kəd : having a peak : pointed
peaked lapels
a peaked hill
peakedness
ˈpēk(t)-nəs
noun ˈpē-kəd-nəs
peaked
2 of 2adjective (2)
peak·ed ˈpē-kəd
also
ˈpi-kəd : being pale and wan or emaciated : sickly
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- pointed
- pointy
- sharp
- spired
- tipped
Adjective (2)
- ashen
- ashy
- blanched
- cadaverous
- doughy
- livid
- lurid
- mealy
- pale
- paled
- pallid
- pasty
- wan
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (2)
peak entry 4
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (2)
1800, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
peaked 1 of 2
adjective
ˈpēkt
: having a point or a prominent end
peaked
2 of 2adjective
peak·ed ˈpē-kəd
: looking pale and sick
peaked 1 of 3
adjective (1)
as in pointed
tapering to a thin tip the church's peaked spire is a prominent feature of the town's skyline Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pointed
- tipped
- sharp
- jagged
- barbed
- spiked
- spired
- pointy
- spiky
- needlelike
- spikelike
- spiny
- pronged
- knifelike
- spikey
- bladelike
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rounded
- dull
- blunt
peaked
2 of 3adjective (2)
1
as in paled
lacking a healthy skin color you probably should go home, as you're looking awfully peaked Synonyms & Similar Words
- paled
- pallid
- pale
- blanched
- wan
- livid
- doughy
- ashen
- sick
- ashy
- lurid
- pasty
- white
- cadaverous
- anemic
- sallow
- waxy
- sallowish
- mealy
- whitened
- waxen
- sickly
- untanned
- bloodless
- whey-faced
- white-faced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- red
- blooming
- rosy
- flush
- sanguine
- ruddy
- florid
- glowing
- flushed
- pink
- rubicund
- blushing
- full-blooded
2
as in down
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body I'm feeling a little peaked, so I'm going to lie down Synonyms & Similar Words
- down
- sick
- poorly
- bad
- peaky
- sickened
- ill
- weak
- dizzy
- shaky
- indisposed
- unhealthy
- out of sorts
- troubled
- unwell
- punk
- under the weather
- ailing
- symptomatic
- challenged
- unsound
- weakly
- feverish
- disabled
- run-down
- fragile
- afflicted
- lame
- halt
- feeble
- sickish
- seedy
- woozy
- nauseated
- qualmish
- queasy
- debilitated
- lousy
- incapacitated
- decrepit
- nauseous
- diseased
- achy
- squeamish
- cruddy
- invalid
- sickly
- disordered
- airsick
- hypochondriacal
- seasick
- frail
- queazy
- light-headed
- infirm
- carsick
- hypochondriac
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- well
- whole
- sound
- healthy
- cured
- fit
- conditioned
- improved
- wholesome
- better
- healthful
- hale
- recovering
- strong
- robust
- flourishing
- blooming
- bouncing
- tough
- thriving
- flush
- rehabilitated
- rugged
- stalwart
- lusty
- mending
- hardy
- hearty
- well-conditioned
- recuperating
- able-bodied
- convalescing
- chipper
peaked
3 of 3verb
as in surged
Synonyms & Similar Words
- surged
- crested
- increased
- mushroomed
- proliferated
- snowballed
- ballooned
- escalated
- swelled
- intensified
- burgeoned
- skyrocketed
- waxed
- heightened
- mounted
- accumulated
- expanded
- enlarged
- multiplied
- rocketed
- soared
- bourgeoned
- appreciated
- built up
- zoomed
- shot (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- plummeted
- plunged
- fell
- tumbled
- slumped
- collapsed
- decreased
- nose-dived
- waned
- dropped
- diminished
- lessened
- contracted