Synonyms of discomforting

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adjective

1

as in uncomfortable

causing discomfort

a discomforting perch on the thin balcony rail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uncomfortable
• harsh
• sore
• painful
• disturbing
• awkward
• torturous
• miserable
• distressing
• aching
• comfortless
• cramping
• hurting
• agonizing
• upsetting
• uneasy
• inconvenient
• excruciating
• cumbersome
• nasty
• ungainly
• stinging
• smarting
• prickling
• pinching
• chafing
• itching
• pricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comfortable
• easy
• soothing
• comfy
• soft
• cozy
• restful
• relaxing
• cushy
• snug
• easeful
• reposeful

2

as in disturbing

causing worry or anxiety

the layoff rumors created a discomforting situation for the workers who depend on the factory for a living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbing
• unsettling
• troubling
• frightening
• upsetting
• troublesome
• distressing
• disquieting
• scary
• nasty
• worrisome
• perturbing
• nagging
• shocking
• terrible
• horrible
• terrifying
• troublous
• disconcerting
• discouraging
• discomposing
• dismaying
• disheartening
• demoralizing
• discomfiting
• dire
• alarming
• daunting
• chilling
• dread
• direful
• dreadful
• dispiriting
• fearful
• horrifying
• forbidding
• formidable
• ghastly
• persecutory
• frightful
• intimidating
• fearsome
• horrendous
• harassing
• persecutive
• hair-raising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• comforting
• relaxing
• narcotic
• dreamy
• sedative
• consoling
• inviting
• tranquilizing
• quieting
• tranquillizing
• lulling
• pacifying

discomforting

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verb

present participle of discomfort

as in alarming

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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