Meaning & use
sicker
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more unwell or ill than another person or than a previous state.
See it in a sentence
He felt sicker this morning than he had the night before.
The patient in the next bed was even sicker and needed constant monitoring.
A note on using this word
The comparative form of 'sick'; in slang usage it can also mean 'more impressive or extreme', as in 'that trick was sicker than the last one'.
Words with a similar meaning
more illmore unwell
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Words with an opposite meaning
healthier
Another way to use it
2. adjective
informal: more impressive, extreme, or excellent.
That skateboard trick was even sicker than his last one.
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