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Synonyms for troubled
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Princeton's WordNet
troubled(adj)
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, turbulentAntonyms:
untroubled, undisturbed, dreamless, carefree, unworried, unconcerned, trouble-free, unmolested, quiet, cleardisruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent(adj)
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, profligateAntonyms:
unworried, untroubled, carefree, unmolested, trouble-free, unconcerned, undisturbed, clear, quiet, dreamless
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#852 | fast | |
#1928 | difficult | |
#3025 | concerned | |
#6878 | confused | |
#7759 | disturbed | |
#11950 | troubled | |
#12828 | volatile | |
#14822 | lush | |
#14988 | problematic | |
#18495 | restless | |
#19943 | distressed | |
#20272 | turbulent | |
#20864 | disruptive | |
#22311 | degraded | |
#26950 | disrupted | |
#28554 | stumbling | |
#29320 | degenerate | |
#34500 | disordered | |
#37078 | agitated | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#40958 | tormented | |
#42888 | churning | |
#46323 | exuberant | |
#46430 | dissipated | |
#46627 | tumultuous | |
#47646 | choppy | |
#55613 | beleaguered | |
#61557 | libertine | |
#75439 | profuse | |
#78329 | luxuriant | |
#83140 | riotous | |
#84744 | flustered | |
#101493 | restive | |
#107022 | profligate | |
#111537 | dissolute | |
#124553 | roiling | |
#142509 | debauched | |
#197879 | roiled | |
#332055 | concussed |
How to use troubled in a sentence?
When beset with doubt in troubled times, and those about you will understand if you come unglued, stay the ground and face the challenge. Fore when you stand alone to confront life's highest mountains, the next shall be easier to climb.
A lively, disinterested, persistent looking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism or doubt.
The length of the delays, their widespread nature and the range of Tesco's unreasonable practices and behaviours towards suppliers concerned me, i was also troubled to see Tesco at times prioritising its own finances over treating suppliers fairly.
I saw a young woman who seemed really troubled, and the ticket agent continued to say, 'you can't take it on; you're going to have to check your bag,' she kept saying, 'I have a medical device I need to bring with me on the plane,' over and over, visibly upset.
Tackling the opioid epidemic is a massive issue and should be a priority. Access to mental health services for troubled or depressed adolescents is also fundamentally important, most suicides are preventable with appropriate resources and counseling and by creating more barriers to lethal forms of self-harm, for example by locking up firearms and keeping them unloaded.
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