Synonyms for troubled
trou·bled

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1. troubledadjective

   characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

   "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

   Synonyms:
   disruptive, tumultuous, riotous, turbulent

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, undisturbed, dreamless, carefree, unworried, unconcerned, trouble-free, unmolested, quiet, clear

2. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

   Synonyms:
   luxuriant, profuse, fast, lush, debauched, riotous, libertine, turbulent, dissolute, tumultuous, roiling, disruptive, degraded, roiled, churning, dissipated, exuberant, roily, degenerate, profligate

   Antonyms:
   unworried, untroubled, carefree, unmolested, trouble-free, unconcerned, undisturbed, clear, quiet, dreamless

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1. List of paraphrases for "troubled":

   restive, turbulent, disturbed, disordered, confused, volatile, disrupted, tormented, agitated, restless, concussed, beleaguered, flustered, choppy, tumultuous, difficult, unsettled, stumbling, concerned, problematic, distressed

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1. Shakuwra Dabre:

   Ismaaiyl was a very troubled young man whose life was in turmoil and spiraling out of control, we were estranged for a few years, with occasional contact. I am deeply sorry for the loss of the two innocent men who were killed, and offer my sincerest condolences to their families.

2. Mary Wortley Montagu:

   There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind.

3. Bill Taylor:

   I let them know up front going into the meeting that I had not decided whether to accept the offer to go back out to Kiev because I was troubled by what I was hearing, not just this Rudy Giuliani article, but I was troubled by other things as well and I made this clear to both, both Mr. Ulrich Brechbuhl and Secretary Mike Pompeo.

4. Danny Danon:

   There is definitely a sense that people want to see a change, i hear these voices and I am troubled by the next elections and the coalition that could follow.

5. Loretta Lynch:

   He said it's clear to me that there is a cadre of senior people in New York who have a deep and visceral hatred of Secretary Clinton, i'm just troubled that this issue, meaning the, the New York agent issue and leaks, I am just troubled that this issue has put us where we are today with respect to this laptop.