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Synonyms & Antonyms of perturbing
(Entry 1 of 2)
causing worry or anxiety
- the perturbing news meant that we'd have to end our vacation prematurely
Synonyms for perturbing
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Near Antonyms for perturbing
- comforting,
- consoling,
- dreamy,
- inviting,
- lulling,
- narcotic,
- pacifying,
- relaxing,
- sedative,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
Antonyms for perturbing
perturbing
verbpresent participle of perturb
Synonyms & Antonyms of perturbing (Entry 2 of 2)
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night
Synonyms for perturbing
- agitating,
- ailing,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- bothering,
- concerning,
- derailing,
- discomforting,
- discomposing,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distempering,
- distracting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exercising,
- flurrying,
- frazzling,
- freaking (out),
- fussing,
- hagriding,
- undoing,
- unhinging,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- weirding out,
- worrying
Words Related to perturbing
- aggravating,
- angering,
- annoying,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- chivying
- (or chivvying),
- exasperating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting off,
- putting out,
- riling,
- vexing
Near Antonyms for perturbing
Antonyms for perturbing
- calming,
- composing,
- quieting,
- settling,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
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The first known use of perturbing was in 1559
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