Synonyms for upset
ʌpˈsɛt; ˈʌpˌsɛtup·set

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1. upsetverb

   Synonyms:
   distress, sadden, anger

2. upsetverb

   Disturbance or disruption.

   My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

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

3. upsetverb

   To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

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

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

4. upsetverb

   An overturn.

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

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

5. upsetverb

   To defeat unexpectedly.

   Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

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

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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

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1. upset

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

   Antonyms:
   establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm

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1. disturbance, perturbation, upsetnoun

   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, overthrownoun

   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, upsetnoun

   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, swagenoun

   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, turnovernoun

   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, upsetadjective

   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, 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, 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, upsetadjective

   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)adjective

   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. upsetadjective

    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, upturnedverb

    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. upsetverb

    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, discomfitverb

    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, troubleverb

    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 oververb

    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, upsetverb

    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. upsetverb

    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

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Agitation
   • Defeat
   • Disturb
   • Inversion
   • Physical Condition

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1. exasperated

   to be frustrated with a turn of events, etc.

   i was exasperated by her lack of knowledge

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

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1. upsetverb

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

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1. upsetverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "upset":

   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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1. Otis Brawley:

   And it really upset the anti-smoking people, it upset the folks who are in the nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention -- Bert Vogelstein really upset the prevention crowd, keep in mind it's a mathematical simulation, it's not a clinical trial, but [ Vogelstein is ] noting that a certain number of cases are due to replication error, DNA replication error, in normal growth.

2. The Trinidad-born rapper:

   It's a rock and a hard place. I can't be as upset at that lady. I'm upset at the fraternity because what they're saying is a chant that's just completely disrespectful to the black race. As far as that lady goes -- man, that's an old lady, man. Let that lady be. it's hard to ridicule somebody for something that you continue to use in your music.

3. Austin Green:

   Megan Fox said,' You know what, I realized while I was out of the country working alone, that I feel more like Austin Green and I liked Austin Green better during that experience. And I think that's something that might be worth trying for me,' i was upset about it, but I can't be upset at Megan Fox and I wasn't upset at Megan Fox because Megan Fox didn't ask to feel that way.

4. Felice Leonardo (Leo) Buscaglia, Ph.D.:

   Don't avoid people who create negative states within you. We have a tendency to turn around and walk away, but they are going to require you to reevaluate yourself and see yourself in a new light. Sally doesn't upset you. You upset you. She puts you in a negative state because she doesn't meet your expectations. Well, tough for you.

5. Albert Ellis, founder of Rational Emotive Therapy:

   People and things do not upset us, rather we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.