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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
  • Upgrading to first class adds another layer of comfort, with private sleeping accommodations that make overnight travel feel far less tiresome.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Yes, the mountain wallpaper is pretty, but various miniature windows clutter the screen, and making any on-the-move quick changes is a fairly tiresome affair.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • This is not easy for Robin (Griffin), who, judging by his nervously twitching legs and tendency to info-dump on interlocutors, finds ordinary interactions very stressful.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s jacket trends offer plenty of variety, from minimalist to sporty, making getting dressed in the morning a little less stressful.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stressful
Adjective
  • The friends, who had a key to the house, entered the home and immediately noticed several troubling signs.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign was far from the report’s most troubling example of AI misuse.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of troubling
Adjective
  • Bringing together the private shattering of a home with the epic tale of homecoming offers Gluck a distanced, often ironic, stance on her life’s most painful moments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Veterinarians diagnosed Cheeto with feline idiopathic cystitis, which causes a painful inflammation of the bladder.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of painful
Adjective
  • Antibiotic overuse remains common for other conditions of later life, too, including the kind of urinary tract infections that cause no troublesome symptoms and upper respiratory infections that are typically viral, not bacterial.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In Bad Apples, Maria ends up accidentally taking and locking her troublesome student, Danny, in her home following a series of questionable decisions and a desperate moment.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • More worrisome is whether the Dolphins have a single long-term starter on their defensive line.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Kanter, who also played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz, contends his ticket arrangement wasn’t unusual or worrisome.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of worrisome
Adjective
  • Miami kept its offensive scoring streak intact on its third drive.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong had one of his worst offensive games of the year, finishing 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and had nine total runners on base for those at-bats.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • This year’s livestream featured an example of how wild (and upsetting to humans) nature can be.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For people like Emily Phelps who go to the park regularly that possibility is upsetting.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of upsetting
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“Distractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distractive. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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