FRUSTRATED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of frustrated

as in disappointed

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verb

past tense of frustrate

as in baffled

to prevent from achieving a goal a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs

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as in discouraged

to lessen the courage or confidence of challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems

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Recent Examples of frustrated

Adjective

Lena bristles with angry, frustrated optimism, recognizable to anyone who has ever, at one point or another, felt alone in trying to change the world. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Verb

Johnson was notably frustrated, as any coach would be after his team had five turnovers. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026 Miami coach Mario Cristobal was frustrated with the call after the game. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frustrated

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Adjective

Coach Mike White was clearly disappointed in his team’s performance, lamenting the lack of defensive prowess and togetherness he’s seen in practice over the past few months.

— McClain Baxley, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of disappointed

Verb

However, having gone through this first season, many are now baffled as to how the algorithm works.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
But, about eight days before the election, when Acker heard that Stevens was thinking about switching her endorsement from El-Sayed to the Republican Senate candidate, Mike Rogers, he was baffled.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of baffled

Verb

Native children were often separated from their families and communities through boarding schools, where they were discouraged or prevented from speaking their Native languages and practicing their cultures.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Last year, high interest rates and PresidentTrump’s unpredictable trade policies discouraged hiring.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of discouraged

Adjective

Decades of dirty tricks, oceans of money in politics and machine politicking have left voters jaded and disillusioned, craving basic authenticity and good faith from their candidates.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
El-Sayed has sought to expand Michigan’s Democratic coalition with a populist message, hoping to drive up youth turnout after months of campus rallies, while winning over disillusioned Republicans in rural areas.

— Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of disillusioned

Verb

Along with declines at Showtime, the BET+ integration hampered total DTC growth by 6%.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
In October too, Ukraine’s ability to use Starshield, a military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink service that is critical to its military operations, was hampered when speed limits were imposed on the satellite terminals.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of hampered

Adjective

Which unfulfilled desire left the strongest impression on you?

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
From the unfulfilled promise of 40 acres and a mule, to modern-day reparations proposals, initiatives to address the legacy of slavery are entering a new era of political uncertainty.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfulfilled

Verb

The attorney general says an accusation that Wiles thwarted a MAHA initiative to protect sugar industry contributions isn’t cause for DOJ scrutiny.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
France’s national blood service, which 1,900 hospitals rely on, said Tuesday that hackers raised the temperature at cold storage units, but the attack was thwarted before any damage was done.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of thwarted

Adjective

Signs of dying Going into the midterms on Tuesday, the number of disenchanted MAHA members had mounted.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Hilton is counting on voters like Summer Behan, a former Democrat, to not only vote for him but persuade other disenchanted voters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of disenchanted

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