Synonyms of trouble

trouble 1 of 2

noun

ˈtrə-bəl 

1

as in disease

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

hoping that the doctor will be able to accurately diagnose my trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• ailment
• illness
• ill
• condition
• disorder
• fever
• sickness
• bug
• attack
• infection
• complication
• malady
• ail
• complaint
• plague
• infirmity
• distemper
• affection
• distemperature
• contagious disease
• contagion
• bout
• unsoundness
• spell
• weakness
• lameness
• feebleness
• malaise
• matter
• fit
• debility
• epidemic
• pestilence
• unhealthiness
• decrepitude
• sickliness
• contagium
• pip
• pest
• unwellness
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• soundness
• fitness
• robustness
• shape
• wholeness
• wholesomeness
• healthiness
• heartiness
• fettle

2

as in threat

something that may cause injury or harm

that wild dog is trouble, so stay away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threat
• danger
• risk
• menace
• peril
• hazard
• pitfall
• imminence
• snare
• trap
• booby trap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protection
• guard
• ward
• shield
• refuge
• shelter
• harbor
• retreat
• safeguard
• haven
• asylum

3

as in problem

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

the police officers first broke up the fight and then asked what the trouble was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• problem
• challenge
• matter
• issue
• case
• question
• predicament
• nut
• dilemma
• knot
• hot water
• quandary
• pickle
• quagmire
• jam
• fix
• corner
• mystery
• crux
• conundrum
• puzzle
• glitch
• mire
• pitfall
• riddle
• snag
• hitch
• spot
• Gordian knot
• catch
• enigma
• puzzlement
• sticky wicket
• hole
• toughie
• catch-22
• poser
• stumper
• brainteaser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer
• silver bullet
• magic bullet
• panacea
• cure-all

4

as in effort

the active use of energy in producing a result

please, don't go to all that trouble just for me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effort
• work
• pains
• sweat
• exertion
• expenditure
• energy
• while
• labor
• elbow grease
• try
• toil
• power
• strain
• drudgery
• might
• attempt
• muscle
• endeavor
• dint
• travail
• go
• grind
• slog
• trial
• pass
• stab
• essay
• force
• whack
• shot
• fling
• puissance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ease
• facility
• smoothness
• fluency
• inertia
• inaction
• laziness
• inactivity
• indolence
• idleness
• adroitness
• dormancy
• quiescence
• languor

5

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil

if you think your brother might be in trouble, then let's go check up on him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risk
• danger
• jeopardy
• peril
• distress
• endangerment
• harm's way
• threat
• imperilment
• exposure
• vulnerability
• openness
• susceptibility
• precariousness
• liability
• helplessness
• weakness
• susceptibleness
• defenselessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safety
• security
• salvation
• preservation
• protection
• defense
• secureness
• exemption
• safeness
• immunity
• impunity
• inviolability
• invulnerability

trouble

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to worry

to experience concern or anxiety

don't trouble about me—I'll be fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worry
• fear
• stress
• fret
• bother
• fuss
• stew
• sweat
• give a hang
• long
• sweat blood
• despair
• pine
• yearn
• agonize
• chafe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• take
• endure
• bear
• tolerate
• sustain
• abide
• stick out
• stomach

2

as in to bother

to cause discomfort to or trouble for

I hate to trouble you, but would you mind moving for a minute so I can sweep under your chair?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bother
• inconvenience
• weigh
• disturb
• put out
• upset
• discommode
• burden
• disoblige
• anger
• incommode
• bug
• annoy
• hinder
• aggravate
• interfere (with)
• impede
• hamper
• provoke
• handicap
• saddle
• hold back
• vex
• exasperate
• tie up
• irk
• obstruct
• get
• encumber
• inhibit
• hobble
• hamstring
• chafe
• hold up
• shackle
• rile
• pique
• fetter
• grate
• gall
• inflame
• agitate
• peeve
• perturb
• trammel
• manacle
• nettle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• help
• assist
• aid
• favor
• accommodate
• oblige
• facilitate
• ease
• smooth
• please
• delight
• satisfy
• appease
• abet
• comfort
• disarm
• gratify
• content
• placate
• pacify
• conciliate
• mollify
• console
• gladden

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trouble

Noun

The trouble reportedly began in 2016 when Harmon brought his dog to work. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

But England invited the pressure, which invited trouble, which invited Lionel Messi. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Verb

We are likewise troubled by reductions affecting healthcare, food assistance, education, veterans’ services, humanitarian aid, and other essential supports relied upon by vulnerable individuals and families. — Killingly-Brooklyn Interfaith Council, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Evangelista’s son, who was unaware of the sale until after its completion, remains troubled by the transaction. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026