Synonyms of troubled

troubled 1 of 2

adjective

ˈtrə-bəld 

as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

we could tell by the troubled looks on their faces that the news was not promising

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• anxious
• upset
• nervous
• uneasy
• apprehensive
• concerned
• perturbed
• disturbed
• bothered
• hesitant
• uptight
• ill at ease
• tense
• insecure
• jittery
• jumpy
• flustered
• queasy
• unquiet
• distraught
• obsessed
• preoccupied
• on tenterhooks
• on pins and needles
• on edge
• distressed
• restless
• goosey
• edgy
• disquieted
• dithery
• freaked
• nervy
• het up
• vexed
• aggrieved
• antsy
• hinky
• aflutter
• fretful
• hung up
• shook-up
• atwitter
• keyed up
• foreboding
• freaked-out
• unnerved
• fretting
• misgiving
• fidgety
• high-strung
• unstrung
• qualmish
• undone
• qualmy
• stewing
• spooky
• fluttery
• skittish
• flighty
• hypertense
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• easy
• collected
• cool
• relaxed
• confident
• nerveless
• sure
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

troubled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of trouble

1

as in feared

to experience concern or anxiety

don't trouble about me—I'll be fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• feared
• stressed
• fretted
• bothered
• stewed
• fussed
• sweat
• gave a hang
• agonized
• sweat blood
• longed
• despaired
• yearned
• pined
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• sustained
• endured
• took
• bore
• stuck out
• tolerated
• abided
• stomached

2

as in disturbed

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

• disturbed
• weighed
• bothered
• inconvenienced
• upset
• put out
• discommoded
• burdened
• angered
• disobliged
• incommoded
• annoyed
• vexed
• hindered
• hampered
• handicapped
• encumbered
• impeded
• aggravated
• saddled
• exasperated
• obstructed
• irked
• provoked
• inhibited
• hobbled
• tied up
• held back
• fettered
• shackled
• interfered (with)
• bugged
• perturbed
• riled
• chafed
• agitated
• inflamed
• hamstrung
• piqued
• peeved
• held up
• galled
• nettled
• got
• trammeled
• manacled
• grated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favored
• obliged
• helped
• assisted
• aided
• accommodated
• abetted
• facilitated
• smoothed
• eased
• pleased
• satisfied
• delighted
• disarmed
• gratified
• comforted
• contented
• appeased
• pacified
• consoled
• mollified
• placated
• gladdened
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of troubled

Adjective

The series, which focused on Monroe’s mental struggles and her troubled relationship with her mother, was released on May 30, 2015. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 July 2026

But as Page Six reported, Suri has not let her troubled relationship with her father get in the way of thriving in school, making friends and appearing to get on with her life. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Verb

Peterson generated a ton of shots and had four 20-point games, but the same issues against length in the paint that troubled him at Kansas cropped up at summer league. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Zepeda comes forward and throws volume, which is exactly the input Roach's counterpunching needs to look spectacular and exactly the pressure that has troubled him when the scorecards got close. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026