DISTEMPERED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

distempered

verb

past tense of distemper

as in disturbed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy despite his career success, he has been distempered by nagging feelings of inadequacy his whole life

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Recent Examples of distempered Mother had purchased a new bed and armoire for his room, and the walls were freshly distempered. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distempered

Verb

Along Fence Lines and Retaining Walls Poison ivy grows best in out-of-the-way spaces that aren’t disturbed regularly.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Even when the material was strongly disturbed, the electronic order rebuilt itself smoothly across the sample.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbed

Verb

Arizona officials were alarmed at the cuts federal officials are calling for in the three states in the river’s lower basin, the Arizona Republic has reported.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Public health authorities may be especially alarmed by possible tularemia cases because the bacterium that causes the illness, Francisella tularensis, is a Tier 1 bioterrorism threat.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of alarmed

Verb

Stocks rose after the report, as investors who were concerned the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates breathed a sigh of relief.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
By that reading, this week’s slide might have had less to do with investors concerned about AI capital expenditures post-earnings, and more with investors taking profits before the event.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of concerned

Verb

Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertisers stayed away, worried that ads would appear next to antisemitic posts, misinformation, and other objectionable content.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

Verb

The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia, eaten into Russian refining capacity, and unsettled the Russian public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
And the race’s constant churn—frontrunners dropping out, Crowley in then out, then back in with endorsements galore—has left the field decidedly unsettled.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026