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troubled

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of troubled

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

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

Synonyms of troubled

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

Words Related to troubled

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 troubled

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

Near Antonyms of troubled

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of troubled

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

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