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Synonyms for distressed
dɪˈstrɛstdis·tressed

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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)adjective

    facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

    "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

    Antonyms:
    untroubled

  2. dysphoric, distressed, unhappyadjective

    generalized feeling of distress

    Synonyms:
    worried, disquieted, in a bad way(p), disturbed, infelicitous, unhappy, hard-pressed, dysphoric, hard put, stressed, upset

    Antonyms:
    untroubled

  3. stressed, distressedadjective

    suffering severe physical strain or distress

    "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"

    Synonyms:
    worried, disquieted, in a bad way(p), disturbed, accented, unhappy, hard-pressed, dysphoric, hard put, stressed, upset

    Antonyms:
    untroubled

  4. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

    "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

    Synonyms:
    stressed, disordered, mad, unhinged, upset, sick, overturned, worried, upturned, maladjusted, confused, apprehensive, brainsick, demented, unhappy, hard put, upset(a), broken, hard-pressed, crazy, disquieted, disturbed, unbalanced, in a bad way(p), dysphoric

    Antonyms:
    untroubled

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "distressed":

    dismayed, distress, bereaved, saddened, upset, appalled, troubled

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#7759disturbed
#8343worried
#9423upset
#10895stressed
#11950troubled
#12669distress
#13845uncomfortable
#14572unhappy
#17102miserable
#19943distressed
#20952dissatisfied
#26311accented
#28501unbalanced
#28812overturned
#30945wretched
#34500disordered
#37338dreary
#37521appalled
#38464demented
#39755saddened
#44288dismayed
#46890bereaved
#47106apprehensive
#55808disagreeable
#57035forlorn
#63360unhinged
#78487upturned
#94684discontented
#119598dysphoric
#158498maladjusted
#176112cheerless
#226799disquieted

How to use distressed in a sentence?

  1. Steve Rocco:

    There will probably be more distressed issuance in first and second lien so we may commit capital there if we see opportunities.

  2. Marcus Aelius Aurelius:

    If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

  3. Adele Warton:

    We've had instances where some clients are so distressed by protesters that they are too distressed to go ahead with their treatment and have postponed treatment to the next week. It's impacting the risk factor because further into the pregnancy, the risks become higher.

  4. Charles Whall:

    We can see companies that reasonably quickly could get into distressed positions, we do see companies that will have to consider approaches and that are very vulnerable to approaches.

  5. Edward Lear:

    I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle - so all is peace.


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