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 Birmingham Industrious, unassuming Birmingham has overcome an at-times fraught and complicated past to develop food, music, and cultural scenes that show the world why it's called the Magic City. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 The character’s clinical authority and fraught romance with intern Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo, defined much of the drama’s early appeal. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 On the floor of the NYSE, a milestone moment for Hollywood after a fraught merger process was commemorated with the pageantry of the bell-ringing. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The album’s most fraught moments hint at reasons that run deeper than a simple concern for privacy. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraught

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraught

Adjective

Congress weighs competing proposals Anthropic’s draft enters a crowded legislative debate over how the United States should regulate frontier AI.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Ofelia Montes de Oca, a 56-year-old resident who has lived in Pinecrest for 40 years, was among those in the crowded cafe.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowded

Adjective

Giving team members insight into what is known, what remains unchanged and what may come next can help people navigate uneasy periods of uncertainty with greater confidence.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Experts say Chinese officials likely felt uneasy about that opening.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 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 tax came up in a conversation between the two after negotiations between Zuckerberg and the committee appeared to grow tense.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
In this tense political climate, Becker said, even straightforward election mistakes are magnified on social media and become the subject of conspiracy theories, making the job of local elections officials much more difficult.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tense

Adjective

The unrest comes on the eve of Art Basel Paris this week, sparking concerns about the impact this may have on the fair and a packed week of art events throughout the city.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Microsoft and Nvidia held a launch party for the first wave of RTX Spark laptops last week in San Francisco, where a new wave of AI PCs took center stage amid a packed crowd and a lively hands-on area.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of packed

Adjective

For Daughtry, who was dispatched to work the crash by his editor that day, the assignment was one of the most disturbing of his career.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
This disturbing contradiction suggests that different physical laws apply to the observer and the observed.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbing

Adjective

The mystery comedy, loosely inspired by the 1989 film starring Tom Hanks, follows a married couple whose move into the husband's childhood home exposes unsettling secrets in their seemingly quiet suburban neighborhood.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Liminal Yellow can read as warm or slightly unsettling, WGSN says, depending on how it is styled.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026