Definitions

peaky

[pee-kee] / ˈpi ki /

ADJECTIVE

cadaverous

Synonyms

WEAK

ashen bag of bones blanched bloodless consumptive dead deathlike deathly emaciated exsanguinous gaunt ghastly ghostly haggard pallid peaked sallow shadowy sick skeletal skeletonlike skin and bones spectral thin wan wasted

Antonyms

WEAK

flushed lifelike lively

ADJECTIVE

gaunt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angular emaciated thin

WEAK

attenuated bony cadaverous haggard lank lean like a bag of bones meager peaked pinched rawboned scraggy scrawny skeletal skeleton skin and bones spare wasted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fat heavy thick

WEAK

plump well-nourished

ADJECTIVE

peaked

Synonyms

STRONG

ailing emaciated wan

WEAK

bilious ill in bad shape poorly sickly under the weather

Antonyms

WEAK

blushing colorful flushed healthy

ADJECTIVE

sickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailing cranky feeble infirm lackluster

WEAK

below par bilious delicate diseased down dragging faint in poor health indisposed laid low languid low mean off-color out of action out of shape pallid peaked pining poorly rocky run down seedy sickish unhealthy wan weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy hearty sound strong

WEAK

fine well

ADJECTIVE

starving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dehydrated dying emaciated hungry malnourished undernourished

STRONG

craving drawn empty faint famished haggard hungering peaked perishing pinched skinny starved thin weakened

WEAK

dog-hungry flying light have munchies peckish rattleboned ravenous underfed

Antonyms

STRONG

fat full healthy heavy sated satisfied strong thick

WEAK

satiated

Example Sentences

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A global phenomenon, the "peaky effect" has also inspired a number of tours, with an abundance of tourists flocking to visit local attractions and filming locations.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Enjoy the display until your plant begins to look peaky, then give it a dignified toss into the compost.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

The flow is "really flashy, really peaky," Ng says.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 11, 2019

“Peak TV was once again far from peaky in 2016,” FX Networks executive VP of research Julie Piepenkotter provocatively opined in the press release, and she’s right.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2016

“Gilly, if he looks peaky, we carry him next door as fast as we can go. I ain’t gonna be sued by no big Virginia lawyer.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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