Troubled

/ˈtɹʌbl̩d/

Synonyms for "troubled" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Adjective(5 words)

turbulent annoy anxious beleaguered bother

abashed affected afflicted aggravated agitated all-overish angry annoyed anxiousanxioused upapprehensive beset botheredbrowned offbrowned-off bugged burnt-up careworncast down

Verb(4 words)

agonized battled bedeviled bedevilled

Strong matches (41)

chafed chagrined chapfallen concerned confused discomfited discomforted discomposed disconcerted disquieted distracted distrait distraught distressed disturbed embarrassed exasperated excited fearful feverish

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fidgety flurried flustered foreboding galled griped harassedhung upill at easeill-at-easein a pucker

Adjective(9 words)

choppy difficult disruptive distressed disturbgo to the troublehamper hinder impede

Verb(1 words)

harrowed

Related words (68)

in a stewinconvenienced irked irritated jittery jumpy miffed misgiving mortified nervous nervy nettled obsessedon tenterhooksout of countenanceoveranxious overapprehensive peeved perturbed piqued

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plagued provokedput output to itput uponput-out put-upon puzzled queasy resentful restless riled roiled ruffled shakenshaken upsick smitten solicitoussore besetstirred upstrained suspenseful tense tormented troublous turbulent uncomfortable uneasy unpeaceful unquiet unsettled upset vexed worried zealous

Adjective(12 words)

obstruct perturb problematic riotous rough stormytake the troubletumultuous uneasy unstable volatile worried

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

7 entries

affect disturb effortemotional stateendeavorphysical statesocial condition

More specific

14 entries

bother tochoppy waterdelay distress harass inconvenience nag obstruct pesterrough seatake the troubletroubled economytroubled regionworry

Collocations

12 entries

cause troubleget into troublein troublemake troubletake the troubletake the trouble totroubled economytroubled historytroubled pasttroubled relationshiptroubled timestroubled waters

Inflections

4 entries

more troubledmost troubledtroubles troubling

Derivations

5 entries

troublemaker troubleness troublesome troublesomeness troubling

Antonyms

1 entries

untroubled

similar

39 entries

annoyed anxious buffeted care-laden careful clouded concerned disquieted distressed disturbed embattled fraught hag-ridden hagridden harassedhard put

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Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?

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I have no intention of fishing in troubled waters.

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We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.

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I am sorry that I have troubled you so much.

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