Synonyms of derailing

derailing

verb

present participle of derail

as in bothering

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

• bothering
• distracting
• disturbing
• concerning
• alarming
• worrying
• angering
• agitating
• upsetting
• plaguing
• unsettling
• distressing
• haunting
• undoing
• perturbing
• unhinging
• annoying
• ailing
• exercising
• dismaying
• irritating
• disquieting
• discomforting
• rattling
• confusing
• embarrassing
• bugging
• harassing
• fussing
• distempering
• aggravating
• discomposing
• freaking (out)
• frazzling
• discouraging
• exasperating
• flurrying
• riling
• weirding out
• hagriding
• irking
• pestering
• vexing
• harrying
• piquing
• bedeviling
• nettling
• getting
• chafing
• fretting
• grating
• galling
• disconcerting
• putting off
• jarring
• confounding
• chivying
• putting out
• peeving
• flustering
• mortifying
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• discountenancing
• discomfiting
• shaking up
• unnerving
• dispiriting
• fazing
• daunting
• nonplussing
• abashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settling
• quieting
• composing
• calming
• soothing
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquilizing
• placating
• appeasing
• pacifying
• assuaging
• conciliating
• mollifying
• propitiating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derailing

Observers note a similar transactional caution in Trump stalling on a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan—the largest ever—to avoid derailing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

His filing instead describes the intervention as a way to prevent a potential dispute unique to Harwood from derailing the removal proceeding. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Ed Burke played a key role in derailing her 2019 campaign for mayor. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The rulings wiped out the dreams of thousands of Italian descendants who had been hoping to achieve citizenship, derailing life plans and splitting families apart. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

At the same time, borrowers are reporting increasing problems and errors that are delaying or derailing their ability to maintain access to affordable repayment plan programs and student loan forgiveness. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The analysts wrote that a common fear among investors is that the scale of infrastructure investment required for electrification becomes too expensive, derailing the sector’s growth. — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 July 2026

And Johnson’s gambit to attach the SAVE America Act to important legislation risks not only derailing bipartisan policy but another government shutdown, too. — Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

He was struck by a car during his freshman year at Clemson University, derailing that season. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 July 2026