distractive

adjective

Definition of distractivenext
as in tiresome

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distractive
  1. tiresome
  2. stressful
  3. troubling
  4. painful
  5. troublesome
  6. worrisome
  7. offensive
  8. upsetting
Adjective
  • In recent years, there has been an increasingly tiresome requirement that football jerseys be, in some way, related to the past.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • Invest in Personalized Treatments The sun can be incredibly stressful on your scalp, causing dryness, irritation and buildup that can ultimately affect the health of your hair.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • His building experience would have been far less stressful and filled with many happy days.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of stressful
Adjective
  • That is troubling because these early black holes should have had to undergo at least 1 billion years of mergers and gluttonous feeding to reach supermassive status.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2026
  • But under those encouraging headlines lies a more troubling story.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of troubling
Adjective
  • For five years running, Americans have had to live with wallet-fleecing, budget-busting, paycheck-eating inflation – including a painful stretch where the pace of price hikes hit a 40-year high.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Many who are bitten never develop an allergic reaction at all, while others become so sensitive that merely smelling hamburger smoke can set off a painful response.
    — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
Definition of painful
Adjective
  • Ethan O’Connor seems well positioned for one of those jobs, and the prime challengers for the other are Damari Brown (whose availability is always a question because of the troublesome foot issue) and impressive second-year player Ja’boree Antoine.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Whiteflies are among the most troublesome, and tomatoes are one of their favorite hosts.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • Just as worrisome, though the Times has the resources and fortitude to withstand this pressure, the same may not be true of other news organizations.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • If humanized, the Bowl could serve as antidote to a worrisome AI future.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of worrisome
Adjective
  • Since 2022, the Falcons haven’t finished worse than 10th in the NFL in rushing — and their new offense, led by coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, suggests that won’t soon change.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Liberty were unable to find much offensive success after the break.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • Much of the action in Holzinger’s work, especially the body horror, is projected live onto large screens on either side of the stage—common in European theatre, but used here to show what is otherwise hidden, often some kind of upsetting process.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The show’s comedy only made its bleakest moments more upsetting and dramatic in contrast, while the drama made the visual gags and slapstick more charming.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
Definition of upsetting
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