Synonyms for upset
ʌpˈsɛt; ˈʌpˌsɛt

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1. disturbance, perturbation, upset(noun)

   an unhappy and worried mental state

   "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

   Synonyms:
   commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disorder, disturbance, mental disorder, folie, overturn, flutter, to-do, psychological disorder, perturbation, kerfuffle, turnover, hoo-ha, disruption, fluster, interference, ruffle, fray, noise, derangement, overthrow, affray, swage, hoo-hah

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, organized, unturned, expected, well

2. upset, derangement, overthrow(noun)

   the act of disturbing the mind or body

   "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, mental unsoundness, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swage, unbalance

   Antonyms:
   expected, untroubled, well, organized, unturned

3. disorder, upset(noun)

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

   "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

   Synonyms:
   disorder, perturbation, overturn, disorderliness, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance, derangement

   Antonyms:
   expected, well, untroubled, unturned, organized

4. upset, swage(noun)

   a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swage

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, well, unturned, expected, organized

5. upset, overturn, turnover(noun)

   the act of upsetting something

   "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, employee turnover, perturbation, dollar volume, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, turnover rate, swage

   Antonyms:
   well, unturned, expected, organized, untroubled

6. overturn, upset(adj)

   an improbable and unexpected victory

   "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

   Synonyms:
   disorder, perturbation, overturn, derangement, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, organized, well, expected, unturned

7. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried(adj)

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

   Antonyms:
   organized, untroubled, well, expected, unturned

8. broken, confused, disordered, upset(adj)

   thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

   "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"

   Synonyms:
   overturned, scattered, rugged, impoverished, befuddled, at sea, upset(a), confounded, disconnected, upturned, illogical, mixed-up, unkept, bemused, disoriented, humbled, disquieted, low, broken, lost, disjointed, unordered, disturbed, wiped out(p), disordered, bewildered, worried, baffled, garbled, crushed, mazed, confused, busted, broken in, distressed, humiliated, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   well, untroubled, unturned, organized, expected

9. upset(a)(adj)

   used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

   Antonyms:
   well, expected, untroubled, organized, unturned

10. upset(adj)

    mildly physically distressed

    "an upset stomach"

    Synonyms:
    worried, disquieted, broken, distressed, upturned, upset(a), disordered, disturbed, confused, overturned

    Antonyms:
    untroubled, organized, unturned, expected, well

11. overturned, upset, upturned(verb)

    having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

    "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"

    Synonyms:
    worried, disquieted, broken, distressed, upset(a), overturned, upturned, disordered, retrousse, disturbed, confused, tip-tilted

    Antonyms:
    expected, untroubled, unturned, organized, well

12. upset(verb)

    disturb the balance or stability of

    "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

    Synonyms:
    disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock over

    Antonyms:
    well, expected, untroubled, unturned, organized

13. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit(verb)

    cause to lose one's composure

    Synonyms:
    tip over, turn over, confuse, bowl over, overturn, flurry, discompose, discomfit, tump over, disconcert, knock over, trouble, disturb, put off, untune, swage

    Antonyms:
    organized, well, untroubled, unturned, expected

14. disturb, upset, trouble(verb)

    move deeply

    "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

    Synonyms:
    discomfit, touch, shake up, raise up, disorder, interrupt, cark, commove, bother, inconvenience oneself, agitate, disquiet, turn over, put out, perturb, trouble oneself, tump over, unhinge, incommode, disoblige, trouble, overturn, bowl over, discommode, discompose, tip over, inconvenience, swage, untune, disconcert, vex, ail, knock over, stir up, disturb, distract, pain

    Antonyms:
    expected, organized, unturned, untroubled, well

15. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over(verb)

    cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

    "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

    Synonyms:
    discomfit, turn, bowl over, bring down, dig, overthrow, vacate, flip, pass, pass on, annul, debate, overrule, reach, boggle, roll, lift, rescind, swage, tump over, moot, flabbergast, give, deliberate, override, subvert, overturn, repeal, delve, revolutionize, discompose, tip over, trouble, flip over, turn over, reverse, untune, revoke, disconcert, consider, revolutionise, knock over, disturb, countermand, hand, cut into

    Antonyms:
    organized, unturned, untroubled, expected, well

16. swage, upset(verb)

    form metals with a swage

    Synonyms:
    disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock over

    Antonyms:
    unturned, well, expected, organized, untroubled

17. upset(verb)

    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

    "The foreign team upset the local team"

    Synonyms:
    disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock over

    Antonyms:
    organized, expected, well, untroubled, unturned

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1. upset(noun)

   Synonyms:
   anger, distress, sadden

2. upset(verb)

   Angry, distressed or unhappy.

   I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.

   Synonyms:
   disruption, disturbance, turn upside down, invert, overturn, sadden, distress, disrupt, disturb, anger, tip, angry, unhappy, distressed

3. upset(verb)

   Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

   His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.

   Synonyms:
   disturb, tip, distress, anger, invert, overturn, sadden, turn upside down, disrupt

4. upset(verb)

   To tip or overturn (something).

   collision and upset: impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.

   Synonyms:
   overturn, tip, disrupt, turn upside down, distress, invert, anger, disturb, sadden

5. upset(verb)

   To defeat unexpectedly.

   Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

   Synonyms:
   turn upside down, invert, overturn, disrupt, distress, sadden, tip, disturb, anger

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. upset

   Synonyms:
   abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, overthrow, shake, shatter, unsettle, weaken

   Antonyms:
   assure, confirm, corroborate, establish, fix, prove, ratify, sanction, settle, strengthen, substantiate, sustain, uphold

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. upset

   Synonyms:
   overturn, overthrow, capsize, overbalance, subvert, disestablish

   Antonyms:
   establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. upset(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. upset(v)

   Synonyms:
   overturn, overset, capsize, invert, overthrow, disconcert, discompose, perturb, agitate, unnerve, excite

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1. List of paraphrases:

   angry, mad, pissed, annoyed, disrupt, disturb, disrupted, disturbed, shocked, sad, distraught, furious, thwarted, vexed, overwhelmed, annoy, distressed, irked, irritated, shaken, antagonise

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How to use upset in a sentence?

1. Eugene Smith:

   I was shocked, because I hadn't felt like I had it in me. I got kind of upset and very angry at the time.

2. Karen Norwood:

   The children are obviously very upset and of course Forest Municipal School District's heartbreaking to watch, we are just trying to address student needs on an individual basis.

3. Irma Capovilla:

   She does not get upset by anything. She takes things very calmly and she has been that way her whole life.

4. Rochester Police Chief LaRon Singletary:

   We understand they are upset, they have a right to be upset. Our job is to focus on the task at hand.

5. Parker Rice:

   I'm also upset and embarrassed that I failed to stand up as a leader and stop this chant. I now have a clear understanding of what lives behind the words, from this point forward, I will be the leader that I should have been on that bus and stand up against racism in any form.

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