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

Ryan Robbins, Leslie, My Name Is Evil (2009) Canadian film Leslie, My Name Is Evil centers on one of Manson’s most notable followers, Leslie Van Houten (played by Kristen Hager), depicting her early years as a troubled teenager in the 1960s. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

So what looked like a profile was really about the making of a director, not the life of a formerly troubled actress. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Experts were troubled that the organization spent so much on Adams and his mother. — Kali Bomeli, ProPublica, 28 July 2026

While markets have always been troubled by political influences, the politicization of economic and social life has recently increased dramatically. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 27 July 2026