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perturbed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of perturbed

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

a perturbed look betrayed her nervousness at her first job interview

Synonyms of perturbed

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Words Related to perturbed

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up

apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving

fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed

qualmish, qualmy

flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung

obsessed, preoccupied, restless

fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Phrases Synonymous with perturbed

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms of perturbed

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of perturbed

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

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