troublesome

Synonyms

discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, nagging, nasty, perturbing, troubling, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome;

Antonyms

reassuring;

Near Antonyms

calming, quieting, settling, soothing;

comforting, consoling, lulling, narcotic, pacifying, relaxing, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing);

Related Words

daunting, demoralizing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting;

chilling, frightening, scary;

alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying;