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

The calm was disturbed when a barramundi caught Maurice’s line.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
According to Filter, at some point the grave markers were disturbed.

— Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of disturbed

Verb

That move sparked enormous street protests in Israel, and alarmed many Israeli citizens overseas.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
The new company has nearly $80 billion in debt, with leverage of six-and-a-half times trailing earnings, a ratio that has alarmed investors and triggered credit rating downgrades.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of alarmed

Verb

Now, pressed to maintain its influence in Pyongyang amid a growing Russian–North Korean security relationship—and with the rest of the world distracted by other geopolitical crises—China has gone silent on the issue.

— Stephen E. Biegun, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
Investigators do not believe Hackett was distracted, impaired or speeding.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of distracted

Verb

And voters in both parties want to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks, concerned that lawmakers are using privileged information to enrich themselves.

— Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
In the same poll, 81% of young Democrats, 67% of independents, and 60% of young Republicans said they were concerned.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of concerned

Verb

Sonia Cotto, a 12-year resident of South Middle River, is among neighbors worried about what could come next after Covenant House purchased four nearby lots.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Residents also worried about crime, insufficient parking and declining property values.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of worried

Verb

Within that rigidity lay a fear of becoming overwhelmed by patients’ suffering and then unsettled just before operating.

— Robert M. Kinast, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Taken as a whole, the national numbers reveal an electorate that is unsettled, gloomy and likely looking for change.

— Ari Pinkus, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026