Synonyms of derailed

derailed

verb

past tense of derail

as in distracted

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

according to police, the suspect had been derailed in recent months by mounting financial problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derailed

After injuries and ineffectiveness derailed his season, the Cubs are trying to sell Cabrera on being this year’s version of Roki Sasaki, who suddenly clicked out of the bullpen during the Dodgers’ 2025 World Series run. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

And now each of those meetings are being derailed by combating misinformation about vaccines. — Roshan N. Bransden, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Injuries derailed Jackson’s 2025 season after a lights out first three games. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The show follows 16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a single sculler whose entire life is derailed after her father, David (Byron Lawson), a wealthy hotelier, is caught stealing money from his clients. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Ross started her athletic career as a gymnast for a decade but an injury derailed that career. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

This recovery was derailed by the April 2024 Israeli airstrikes on Iran. — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

But his career has been derailed by multiple back and knee surgeries, car accidents and pain pill dependence. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Next year’s Superman follow-up Man of Tomorrow hopes to avoid whatever lingering DC baggage and other factors derailed Supergirl. — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026