Synonyms for "perturbing" (79 found)

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Closest matches (16)

agitatingalarmingbafflingbewilderingbotheringbreathtakingchargedcliff hangingcliff-hangingconfoundingconfusingdiscomposingdisconcertingdismayingdisquietingdistracting

Strong matches (24)

distressfuldisturbingelectricelectricalembarrassingenigmaticerwhelmingexcitingexhilaratinggalvanicheadyheart-expandingheart-stirringheart-swellingheart-thrillingimpressiveinflammatoryintoxicatingintricatejarring

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jolting

Adjective(3 words)

distressfuldistressingdisturbing

Related words (39)

maddeningmelancholymind blowingmind-blowingmovingmysteriousmystifyingovercomingovermasteringoverpoweringoverwhelmingperplexingpiquantpoignantproblematicproblematicalprovocativeprovokingpuzzlingravishing

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soul stirringsoul-stirringspirit-stirringstimulatingstimulativestirringstrikingsuspensefulsuspensivetantalizingtellingthrillingthrillytroublingunsettlingupsetting

Adjective(3 words)

troublingworrisomeworrying

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

distressful

derived

2 entries

nonperturbingperturbingly

form of

1 entries

perturb

related to

1 entries

perturb

similar

1 entries

heavy

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Bruno was standing there with a perturbing smile on his face.

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