fraught

adjective

ˈfrȯt How to pronounce fraught (audio)
Definition of fraughtnext
1
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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2
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 The practice field naming rights proved to be the last straw in what was already a fraught relationship with USC. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Still, convincing brands there’s a business case for making clothes customers want to hold onto can be fraught. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 His family has sharply challenged that, calling it a rush to judgment and invoking the state’s fraught racial history. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Recounting her boyfriend calling the police on her during their fraught break-up, the chorus rings out over rowdy snares like a brutal playground taunt. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraught
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught
  1. crowded
  2. uneasy
  3. filled
  4. tense
  5. packed
  6. disturbing
  7. rife
  8. unsettling
Adjective
  • Following a tumultuous term that saw the last Jackson County Executive recalled from office, Jackson County residents will choose from a crowded primary field of contenders for the county’s top seat on August 4.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • The products ensure everything stays in place and looks fresh at the crowded venue.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 24 July 2026
Definition of crowded
Adjective
  • But further listens reveal something uneasy below the surface.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Casey imagines America as a crumbling hotel, with each of the album’s nine songs occupying a room haunted by its own uneasy guest.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026
Definition of uneasy
Adjective
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of filled
Adjective
  • The first is a tense sequence where Hwang as he and a group of men shoot their way through the wreckage of their town — only to finally come face to face with the gigantic alien preying upon them.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Cordes and Haake are keen and tense, their hands raised, but Hasnie has relaxed, withdrawing briefly into her thoughts.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of tense
Adjective
  • Burke entered the packed courtroom with shackles around his waist and, for a brief moment, seemed to smile shyly at the room.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026
  • Idda takes an epic approach to unearthing the packed layers of a stewing friendship.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of packed
Adjective
  • Stuck together, wandering through thick green woods for days, the conversation between Sam and Paul drifts in an increasingly disturbing direction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Wilde noted how Musk has perpetuated some of incel culture’s more disturbing ideology, particularly the belief that men are more powerful than nature.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of disturbing
Adjective
  • Speculation was rife; one unproven theory was that someone had heated the sensor with a hairdryer.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The returnees have strained local communities, many of which already have scant resources in a country where poverty is rife and malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of rife
Adjective
  • The image could be a still from a film about an alien invasion, although the ominous light almost makes the figures seem like cinemagoers transfixed by something unsettling playing out onscreen.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • The Houthi threat is so unsettling to oil markets because millions of barrels per day pass through the Bab el-Mandeb strait to reach global markets.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Definition of unsettling

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