FRAUGHT Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

fraught

adjective

ˈfrȯt

Definition of fraught

as in crowded

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories

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as in uneasy

marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement

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Recent Examples of fraught Jimmy Kimmel and Disney‘s ABC have entered into negotiations about keeping the host in late-night after the new TV season, a process that might ordinarily be the most normal of business practices, but in the current climate is exceedingly fraught. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Although the film gives a glimpse at Noel and Liam’s fraught first rehearsals back together, most of their new interviews with directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern are only heard in voiceover. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The expansion has at times led to a fraught dynamic with district leadership, as board members probe long-standing CPS policy. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 Launching outdoor tests is the next step, but history suggests this will be fraught. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraught

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught

Adjective

But, Barrera and Shaw, who registered the highest vote percentages in a crowded primary, have polar opposite political leanings and very different priorities for the state schools role.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowded

Adjective

Upheavals so profound are not accomplished without loosing uneasy spirits that will haunt us for many days.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Silicon sampling troubles some polling traditionalists who are uneasy about ethical and other implications of simulating human responses.

— W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of uneasy

Adjective

Taylor received the medication in four pre-filled syringes, but wanted a lower dose.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have introduced or passed legislation penalizing the practice and requiring employers to disclose hiring timelines or remove filled postings, while Texas has opened its own investigation into a major job board.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of filled

Adjective

The prompt makes the room tense, eager, mutually supportive and quietly competitive.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Up to 2,000 jobs are at risk under the savings strategy, while the BBC is also involved in tense negotiations with unions over employee pay rises.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tense

Adjective

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District received thousands of angry emails and held packed webinars and meetings to hear resident feedback.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Reserve one bag for library books, a handful for groceries and another for packed lunches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of packed

Adjective

French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The 72-year-old Cuban widow filed for temporary custody shortly after the disturbing incident.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

Adjective

According to Rowbottom, Jumbo’s is rife for literary inspiration.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But coming just four months after the October 7th Hamas attack, tensions were high, misinformation was rife, and Israel’s decades-long conflation of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism had burrowed deep into the Western psyche.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rife

Adjective

Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Adrià describes a world filtered through adolescence, where people, places and situations can appear idealized, magical or unsettling.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026