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(noun)

   An unexpected victory of a competitor that was not favored.

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

3. upset(noun)

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

4. upset(noun)

   An upset stomach.

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

5. upset(verb)

   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

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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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