More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
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Trouble
/ˈtɹʌb.əl/
Synonyms for "trouble" (493 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (99)
Noun(13 words)
abuse a privilegeadoadverse circumstancesadversityaffectafflictafflictionaggravateaggravationagitateagitationagonizeagonyailailmentalarmall oversall-oversangstanguish
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annoyannoyanceanxietyanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisanxious benchanxious concernanxious seatanxiousnessapprehensionapprehensivenessawkwardnessbad newsbe concernedbe the matterbeatbeat upbedevilmentbesetbesetmentbindbitter cupbitter draftbitter draughtbitter pillblightborebotherbotherationbothersomenessbrawlbroilbrouhahabugbummerburdenburden of careburdeningburthenbustlecalamitycan of wormscankerworm of carecarecargochargechargingchurnchurn upclumsinesscommotioncomplaintcomplicate mattersconcernconcernment
Strong matches (148)
convulsecornercrashing borecrosscrown of thornscumbrancecursedeadweightdefectdemanddestroydevilmentdifficultiesdifficultydilemmadisabilitydisaccommodatedisadvantagedisarrangedisaster
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discombobulatediscomfitdiscomfortdiscommodediscommoditydiscomposedisconcertdiscorddiscountenancediscouragediseasedisobligedisorderdispleasedisputedisquietdisquietudedissatisfactiondistractdistressdisturbdisturbancedoggingdonnybrookdonnybrook fairdownerdownfalldragdrawbackdreaddustupdutcheffortelbow greaseelectrifyembarrassmentembroilembroilmentencroachencroach uponencumberencumbranceendeavorenergyevilexactionexasperateexasperationexciteexerciseexertionfearfermentfightfightingflurryflusterflutterfoofarawforceforebodingforebodingnessfracasfrazzlefree-for-allfreightfreightingfretfussgallgall and wormwoodgive concerngnawgreat adogriefgrievancegrievehamperhandicapharassharassmenthard knockshard lifehard lothard pullhardcasehardshipharmharryharryinghasslehatehauntheadachehecklerhectorhelter skelterhelter-skelterhitch
Noun(17 words)
Verb(11 words)
Determiner(1 words)
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Related words (246)
holehot waterhoundinghubbubillnessimpedimentimpedimentaimposeimpose onimpose uponimposing an onusimpositionin a messin a picklein a predicamentin a scrapein troubleincommodeincommodityinconsiderateness
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inconvenienceinconveniencyinconvenientnessinflictinflictioninquietudeinterfereintrudeirkirritateirritationjarjoltlaying onloadload with careloadingloading downlong pulllumbermake free withmalaisemattermeleemessmight and mainmischiefmiserymisgivingmolestmolestationmusclenagneednerve and sinewnervous strainnervous tensionnervousnessnettlenudniknuisanceobtrude uponobtrusivenesson the spotonusoppressoppressionoutbreakoveranxietyoversteppackpack of troublespaddlepainpain in the neckpainspeck of troublespell mellpell-mellpenaltyperplexpersecutepersecutionperturbperturbateperturbationpestpesterpins and needlesplagueplightpotherpredicamentpressurepresume onpresume uponpresumptuousnessproblemprovokepsychpuckerput aboutput output to inconvenienceput to itput to troublepuzzleracketrampagerattlerebellionreverserevoltrigorrileriotripplerockroilrough-and-tumbleroughenroughhouserowrowelruckusructionrufflerumplerumpusscramblescrapesea of troublesshakeshake upshattershindyshocksicknessskirmishsolicitudesoresorrowspookstaggerstaticstewstirstir upstrainstraitstressstress of lifestrifesufferingsuspenseswirltake a libertytake libertiestake painstasktaskingtaxingtensionthankthornthrowthrow into confusionto doto-dotormenttormentertrialtribulationtroublestroublesomenesstrytumultturbulenceturmoiluncertaintyundoinguneasinessunhandinessunpleasantnessunquietnessunrestunsettleunwarranted demandunwieldinessuprisinguproarupsetvale of tearsvexvexationvexatiousnessvicissitudevisitwaters of bitternessweigh downweightweightingwhilewhipwhip upwhiskwhite elephantwoeworkwork upworrimentworryzeal
Verb(11 words)
incommodeinconvenienceinconvenience oneselfinconveniencedpainperturbput outtrouble oneselfunhingeupsetworried
Noun(21 words)
inconvenienceinconveniencesinconveniencinginfractionissuemessesmischiefmisconductniggleold norse illrperturbproblemssetbackstraitsstrivetravailtsorisupsetsviolationwife
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Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
39 entriesaction verbaffectanxietybear onbear uponcausative verbdifficultnessdifficultydisruptiondisturbdisturbanceeffortelbow greaseexertiongestationhappening
Showing 16 of 39 words.
More specific
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Collocations
10 entriescause troublefinancial troubleget into troublein troublemajor troubleserious troubletrouble withtroublemakertroubleshootertroublous times
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 15 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- zəhmət noun (effort)
Bulgarian
2 entries- зор noun (effort)
- уси́лие noun (effort)
Catalan
1 entries- molèstia noun (effort)
Finnish
2 entries- vaiva noun (effort)
- vaivannäkö noun (effort)
German
3 entries- Anstrengung noun (effort)
- Bemühung noun (effort)
- Mühe noun (effort)
Hungarian
4 entries- fáradalom noun (effort)
- fáradozás noun (effort)
- fáradság noun (effort)
- utánajárás noun (effort)
Italian
3 entries- fastidio noun (effort)
- impedimento noun (effort)
- problema noun (effort)
Japanese
2 entries- 厄介 noun (effort)
- 骨折り noun (effort)
Latin
2 entries- molimen noun (effort)
- opera noun (effort)
Persian
1 entries- زحمت noun (effort)
Polish
1 entries- trud noun (effort)
Russian
4 entries- забо́ты noun (effort)
- труд noun (effort)
- уси́лие noun (effort)
- хло́поты noun (effort)
Spanish
3 entries- costo noun (effort)
- inconveniente noun (effort)
- molestia noun (effort)
Tajik
1 entries- заҳмат noun (effort)
Turkish
2 entries- efor noun (effort)
- gayret noun (effort)
Sample sentences
40 total sentences available.
You needn't have gone to the trouble.
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You're always anticipating trouble.
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Your father went through all that trouble for your sake.
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Showing 4 of 40 available sentences.