squeamish
adjective
squea·mish ˈskwē-mish 
1
a
: easily nauseated : queasy
b
: affected with nausea
2
a
: excessively fastidious or scrupulous in conduct or belief
b
: easily offended or disgusted
squeamishly adverb
squeamishness noun
Synonyms
- ill
- nauseated
- nauseous
- qualmish
- queasy
- queazy
- queer
- queerish
- sick
- sickish
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Example Sentences
I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish. I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
Recent Examples on the Web But one style of wrestling can make even those with the toughest skin a little squeamish. 
Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2022 And some North Carolinians are squeamish about aquaculture, due to bad associations with finfish farming or aesthetic concerns about cages bobbing in the water. Emily Cataneo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Kitty death moments will be rough for the squeamish—Stray would benefit from an option to reduce their visibility Verdict: Buy. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 18 July 2022 Before visiting the Roselands’ ranch, Virginia was squeamish about the idea of shooting an animal, and nervous that her experience at gun ranges wouldn’t translate to safety in the field. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2021 This is not a film for the squeamish, the easily depressed or anyone who thinks that men have had a raw deal of it lately. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2022 The possibility of such a tryst has been the subject of some discussion among those involved with my trip, including my editor and the museum director, which has left me a little squeamish, not to mention embarrassed. Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 For months, the administration—and Democrats across the country—have proven squeamish when confronted with pressing problems, from inflation or student loans or the imminent overturning of Roe v. Wade. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 Yet the most forbidding aspect of the movie isn’t any of those squeamish occurrences. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2022 See More
Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2022 And some North Carolinians are squeamish about aquaculture, due to bad associations with finfish farming or aesthetic concerns about cages bobbing in the water. Emily Cataneo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 Kitty death moments will be rough for the squeamish—Stray would benefit from an option to reduce their visibility Verdict: Buy. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 18 July 2022 Before visiting the Roselands’ ranch, Virginia was squeamish about the idea of shooting an animal, and nervous that her experience at gun ranges wouldn’t translate to safety in the field. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2021 This is not a film for the squeamish, the easily depressed or anyone who thinks that men have had a raw deal of it lately. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2022 The possibility of such a tryst has been the subject of some discussion among those involved with my trip, including my editor and the museum director, which has left me a little squeamish, not to mention embarrassed. Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 For months, the administration—and Democrats across the country—have proven squeamish when confronted with pressing problems, from inflation or student loans or the imminent overturning of Roe v. Wade. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 Yet the most forbidding aspect of the movie isn’t any of those squeamish occurrences. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English squaymisch, modification of Anglo-French escoymous
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing squeamish
Kids Definition
squeamish
adjective
squea·mish ˈskwē-mish
: hesitant because of shock or disgust
I'm squeamish about giving blood.
squeamishness
noun
1
as in nausea
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting an ever-rising squeamishness suddenly overwhelmed her, and she ran for the bathroom Synonyms & Similar Words
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- nausea
- sickness
- queasiness
- queerness
- qualm
- nauseousness
- qualmishness
- seasickness
- airsickness
- motion sickness
- altitude sickness
- mountain sickness
- morning sickness
- car sickness
2
as in queasiness
the tendency to be or state of being squeamish his general squeamishness makes him a terrible choice as a lab partner for a dissection Synonyms & Similar Words
- queasiness
- fastidiousness
- finickiness
- delicacy
- fussiness
- daintiness
- qualmishness
- finicalness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- indelicacy
- boldness
- gutsiness
- hold hands
- hold in
- hold in check
- hold in high regard
- hold it
- hold it against
- hold it/that against
- hold no terror
- hold no terror(s)
- hold no terrors
- hold no truck with
- hold off
- hold off (on)
- hold off on
- hold on
- hold on a minute
- hold on a moment
- hold on to
- hold one's breath
- hold one's cards close to one's chest/vest
- hold one's cards close to the chest/vest
- hold one's fire
- hold one's head high
- hold one's head up high
- hold one's horses