squeamish

[skwee-mish] / ˈskwi mɪʃ /

ADJECTIVE

nauseated; finicky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dizzy fastidious fussy queasy

WEAK

annoyed captious delicate disgusted exacting hypercritical mincing particular prim prudish puritanical qualmish scrupulous shaky sick sick to one's stomach sickly strait-laced unsettled upset vertiginous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

uncritical undemanding

WEAK

ready unpicky willing

Example Sentences

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Hollywood, however, is hardly squeamish when it comes to synchronized jugglers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Even their own version of Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, was feeling a little squeamish.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Things were different in Great Britain and her colonies, where dissections left people squeamish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

"I'm not squeamish about taking these further measures," she said.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

“Spiders are neither squeamish nor sentimental,” said Ripred.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins