DISTRAIT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distrait

adjective

di-ˈstrā

Definition of distrait

as in agitated

feeling overwhelming fear or worry he grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash

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Clancy became agitated, but never fully woke up once given the Narcan, which is typically used to treat heroin or fentanyl overdoes, Constanzo noted.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Costanzo said Clancy became agitated, reaching out her arms, but never woke up.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of agitated

Adjective

Leaving the Door Open For More S Pen fans were distraught when Samsung removed support for its beloved stylus from the Z Fold 7 in 2025.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Laertes becomes deeply distraught over his son’s two-decade absence, a grief that had already claimed his wife, Odysseus’ mother, Anticlea.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Definition of distraught

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Dallas Caton’s bass-heavy production lays the foundation for the frantic and propulsive record.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Over the course of one frantic, late-July weekend, 98 teens representing all 50 states put their busy lives on hold to try to do something remarkable.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 30 July 2026

Definition of frantic

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Perreault-Magny said frightened and flustered migrants sometimes try to climb into his unmarked patrol pickup, mistaking it for a smuggler coming to collect them.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Meanwhile, the people standing beside the robot look frightened.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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