Synonyms of rattled

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adjective

as in upset

Related Words

• upset
• bothered
• agitated
• nervous
• disturbed
• perturbed
• irritated
• aggravated
• flustered
• jittery
• dismayed
• jumpy
• distressed
• unsettled
• nonplussed
• chagrined
• mortified
• disquieted
• fazed
• unhinged
• wooden
• uneasy
• uncomfortable
• embarrassed
• stilted
• discomfited
• abashed
• disconcerted
• rustic
• gauche
• ungraceful
• inelegant
• humiliated
• clumsy
• discomposed
• stiff
• discomforted
• awkward
• graceless
• rough-hewn
• discountenanced
• self-conscious

Dissimilar Words

• collected
• composed
• calm
• confident
• poised
• unperturbed
• assured
• secure
• undisturbed
• cool
• placid
• serene
• tranquil
• self-assured
• self-possessed
• self-confident

rattled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rattle

1

as in clattered

to make a series of short sharp noises

the children tromped through the kitchen, making the plates on the shelf rattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clattered
• clicked
• clashed
• clacked
• clinked
• chirped
• clanked
• crashed
• clanged
• sputtered
• chinked
• spattered
• clopped
• racketed
• clop-clopped
• clip-cloped

2

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

busily rattling away about our vacation plans, we didn't listen to the announcements and missed our flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatted
• talked
• conversed
• chattered
• rapped
• prattled
• cackled
• babbled
• gabbled
• pattered
• jabbered
• prated
• gassed
• discussed
• nattered
• blabbed
• schmoozed
• gabbed
• visited
• blew smoke
• jawed
• chinned
• ran on
• twittered
• gossiped
• chaffered
• kibitzed
• chewed the fat
• shot the breeze
• palavered
• talked a blue streak
• tattled
• yapped
• yammered
• descanted
• expatiated
• yakked

3

as in rambled

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

she rattled on and on about all her European shopping trips, but I wasn't really listening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambled
• wandered
• chatted
• went on
• blathered (on)
• strayed
• chattered
• deviated
• ran on
• maundered
• digressed
• ran one's mouth
• drooled
• sidetracked
• burbled
• gibbered
• blithered
• blabbered
• prated
• waffled
• pattered
• prattled
• gabbled
• jabbered
• gabbed
• blabbed
• bumbled
• driveled

4

as in embarrassed

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

don't let a little mistake rattle you while you're playing during the piano recital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassed
• confused
• flustered
• bothered
• disturbed
• disconcerted
• upset
• mortified
• nonplussed
• unsettled
• fazed
• confounded
• abashed
• perturbed
• distressed
• discomfited
• humiliated
• agitated
• dismayed
• disquieted
• discountenanced
• unhinged
• chagrined
• humbled
• shamed
• discomforted
• discomposed
• put off
• degraded
• put out
• demeaned
• debased
• queered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relieved
• calmed
• comforted
• soothed
• consoled
• cheered
• encouraged
• assured
• reassured
• buoyed
• emboldened
• heartened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rattled

Adjective

When the show ended, the audience burst into rattled applause, as if we’d been woken from our own dream, still unable to tell the reverie from the real thing. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

But New York never looked rattled. — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026

Though the actress said the moment did not physically harm her, the interaction left her rattled and confused. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

The anemic performance breathed even more confidence into the Spurs, who looked rattled in Game 1. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026

The conflict with Iran has driven up borrowing costs and rattled markets, adding to economic uncertainty. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026

Movius asked the rattled crowd afterward. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

Most importantly, Darnold didn’t make a mistake all night, while Maye seemed rattled and lost a fumble and threw a late interception. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026

As a result, Nvidia’s results next week could soothe some rattled nerves around tech, given that where the AI chipmaker goes, the stock market seems to go as well. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

Verb

Investors have been rattled by the resurgence of inflationary pressures, particularly as a fresh wave of conflict in the Middle East drives oil prices higher. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

And the president's new plan to import ground beef has rattled many ranchers. — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Those drivers’ days (and lives) were rattled far more than those stuck in the backup behind them. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026

His campaign website includes a section dedicated to investing in rural communities, and Talarico has focused on data center policy in recent weeks, holding a roundtable in Abilene on the subject that has rattled the state’s rural residents. — Eleanor Dearman updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Despite the back and forth, Winker’s allegations left commissioners — and even Fifield’s vice president of development, Sarina Sorrentino — rattled. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

The one issue that could have been a distraction — Daniels’ attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to LSU in an effort to get the school to stop using Daniels’ name, image and likeness — appears not to have rattled the quarterback. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

An earthquake early Sunday rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, injuring more than 30 people, most of them lightly, officials said. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Art DeRamus' nerves are still rattled after his Delaware home of 43 years was peppered with bullets in the middle of the night. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026