FREAKED-OUT Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in distraught

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freaked (out)

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verb

past tense of freak (out)

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out

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as in melted down

to yield to mental or emotional stress the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall

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Adjective

Claudia Morton, who lives near Durán Guerrero and his family and often waved to him, was distraught over the shooting.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
On December 2, 1717, a distraught George Augustus and Caroline packed up their household and said goodbye to their children.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026

Definition of distraught

Verb

The idea of abandoning the whole schedule alarmed several health officials, including then-FDA commissioner Marty Makary and Tracy Beth Høeg, one of his top deputies, four sources said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The prospect of mass deportations to a country reeling from deadly gang warfare, a deepening humanitarian emergency and record numbers of people who have fled their homes has alarmed Haitians at home and abroad.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of alarmed

Verb

At one point, his statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down into two tons of bronze ingots.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
The Art Nouveau and Art Deco items taken are said to be made of crystal, gold, and semi-precious stones, and cannot be melted down.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026

Definition of melted down

Adjective

The aggrieved front-line workers also include safety and security teams, those that often embark on community outreach as well as those burying patients who died from Ebola.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Yet, this World Cup offers a temporary respite for our perennially aggrieved society.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of aggrieved

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As Jonas tries to get work done upstairs, he is repeatedly disturbed by his mother, who is obnoxiously kvelling about his scientific breakthroughs to a neighbor in the yard.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
No matter how popular a priest is, we must be disturbed that the same man is being repeatedly accused.

— Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of disturbed

Adjective

The film centers on Prabha, a troubled young man whose sudden and unexplained death triggers a ripple effect across his extended family and community.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
What To Watch For Whether Guerrero’s shooting will spur efforts to add guardrails on ICE agents, as Democratic lawmakers told the AP that Brouillette’s allegedly troubled background had exposed flaws in how the agency hires and deploys its officers.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of troubled

Verb

But American lawmakers are concerned and are sounding the alarm that commercially available adtech data and mobile communication networks aren’t secure enough to prevent that kind of spying.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
The 911 center took a call Wednesday night from a parent concerned that their adult child may be in danger.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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