Synonyms of distressed

distressed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in troubled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troubled
• perturbed
• agitated
• disturbed
• unsettled
• restless
• upset
• restive
• worried
• unrestful
• anxious
• uneasy
• nervous
• fidgety
• jittery
• unquiet
• uptight
• jumpy
• edgy
• tense
• dithery
• nervy
• het up
• aflutter
• hung up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• easy
• quiet
• peaceful
• restful
• tranquil
• relaxing

2

as in depressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depressed
• pinched
• straitened
• reduced
• ruined
• hardscrabble
• hand-to-mouth
• poorish
• bankrupt
• insolvent
• deprived
• disadvantaged
• tapped out
• short
• cash-strapped
• possessionless
• busted
• dispossessed
• underprivileged
• impoverished
• bust
• needy
• poor
• penniless
• destitute
• indigent
• low
• famished
• bankrupted
• down-and-out
• impecunious
• penurious
• beggarly
• threadbare
• needful
• broke
• pauperized
• poverty-stricken
• necessitous
• unaffluent
• dirt-poor
• skint
• beggared
• hard up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rich
• affluent
• wealthy
• opulent
• moneyed
• fat
• well-to-do
• flush
• monied
• comfortable
• well-off
• silk-stocking
• prosperous
• well-heeled
• fat-cat
• deep-pocketed

distressed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of distress

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

don't let all the bad news distress you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alarmed
• disturbed
• distracted
• worried
• bothered
• concerned
• agitated
• angered
• unsettled
• upset
• annoyed
• haunted
• perturbed
• disquieted
• plagued
• dismayed
• irritated
• discomforted
• frazzled
• unhinged
• confused
• discomposed
• distempered
• derailed
• flurried
• embarrassed
• exercised
• rattled
• ailed
• weirded out
• exasperated
• freaked (out)
• fussed
• aggravated
• harassed
• bugged
• undid
• vexed
• discouraged
• irked
• harried
• peeved
• hagrode
• alarumed
• flustered
• nettled
• pestered
• riled
• disconcerted
• fretted
• chafed
• mortified
• galled
• bedeviled
• chivvied
• put off
• piqued
• disheartened
• nonplussed
• put out
• nonplused
• discomfited
• dispirited
• confounded
• grated
• unnerved
• demoralized
• abashed
• jarred
• chivied
• discountenanced
• got
• shook up
• daunted
• fazed
• vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothed
• composed
• calmed
• settled
• quieted
• alleviated
• tranquilized
• allayed
• tranquillized
• assuaged
• mollified
• pacified
• appeased
• placated
• propitiated
• conciliated

Examples of distressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Also of note are the high-end iterations from luxury brands: Prada’s is enhanced with a distressed effect, Miu Miu’s features a leather collar, and Loewe’s option comes bearing a cropped, trapeze silhouette. —Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024

Yet, auctions are typically used only to sell US homes with financially distressed ownership. —Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024

How to treat distressed leather To treat specific distressed areas, find a treatment made for your type of leather. —Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024

Known as the Grim Reaper of the high street, Ashley specializes in buying stakes in distressed companies, or in companies such as Mulberry, which sell through his retail chains. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024