Synonyms of troubles

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noun

plural of trouble

1

as in ailments

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

• ailments
• illnesses
• diseases
• ills
• sicknesses
• conditions
• fevers
• disorders
• infections
• complications
• maladies
• bugs
• attacks
• infirmities
• ails
• complaints
• distempers
• plagues
• affections
• distemperatures
• weaknesses
• contagious diseases
• malaises
• contagions
• debilities
• bouts
• matters
• spells
• decrepitudes
• contagia
• epidemics
• fits
• pips
• pests
• pestilences

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as in threats

something that may cause injury or harm

that wild dog is trouble, so stay away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threats
• dangers
• risks
• perils
• menaces
• hazards
• pitfalls
• imminences
• snares
• traps
• booby traps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safeguards
• guards
• protections
• wards
• shields
• shelters
• harbors
• refuges
• retreats
• asylums
• havens

3

as in problems

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

• problems
• challenges
• matters
• issues
• cases
• questions
• nuts
• predicaments
• knots
• dilemmas
• quandaries
• glitches
• snags
• hot waters
• jams
• pitfalls
• fixes
• quagmires
• pickles
• toughies
• conundrums
• corners
• mysteries
• mires
• hitches
• puzzles
• riddles
• cruxes
• enigmas
• Gordian knots
• puzzlements
• spots
• holes
• sticky wickets
• catches
• posers
• stumpers
• brainteasers
• catch-22's

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers
• silver bullets
• magic bullets
• panaceas
• cure-alls

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as in efforts

the active use of energy in producing a result

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• efforts
• works
• pains
• exertions
• expenditures
• sweats
• energies
• labors
• elbow grease
• whiles
• toils
• travails
• powers
• tries
• strains
• muscles
• goes
• attempts
• endeavors
• forces
• drudgeries
• trials
• grinds
• essays
• dints
• mights
• passes
• slogs
• puissances
• stabs
• flings
• shots
• whacks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eases
• facilities
• fluencies
• inertias
• inactions
• inactivities
• quiescences
• dormancies
• indolences
• languors

troubles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of trouble

1

as in worries

to experience concern or anxiety

don't trouble about me—I'll be fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worries
• fears
• stresses
• frets
• bothers
• stews
• sweats
• fusses
• gives a hang
• sweats blood
• agonizes
• longs
• yearns
• despairs
• pines
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• takes
• endures
• bears
• sustains
• sticks out
• tolerates
• abides
• stomachs

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as in inconveniences

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

• inconveniences
• weighs
• bothers
• disturbs
• upsets
• discommodes
• disobliges
• burdens
• incommodes
• puts out
• bugs
• handicaps
• angers
• hinders
• annoys
• interferes (with)
• aggravates
• exasperates
• hampers
• encumbers
• irks
• impedes
• provokes
• saddles
• holds back
• obstructs
• vexes
• inhibits
• shackles
• ties up
• hobbles
• fetters
• chafes
• hamstrings
• riles
• inflames
• holds up
• peeves
• piques
• nettles
• galls
• gets
• trammels
• grates
• perturbs
• agitates
• manacles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favors
• aids
• helps
• assists
• obliges
• accommodates
• facilitates
• eases
• abets
• delights
• smooths
• contents
• pleases
• comforts
• satisfies
• disarms
• gratifies
• consoles
• appeases
• mollifies
• pacifies
• placates
• conciliates
• gladdens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of troubles

Noun

Sheets was also dealing with some family troubles in the days leading up to his death. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Sasaki’s troubles this season have been hard to pin down since his last win on May 23, as Sasaki tries to claw back the triple-digit velocity that’s escaped him as of late. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Michael has also faced legal troubles which have reportedly put a strain on their relationship. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Richards, however, had relationship troubles on his mind when wrote the song on a stormy day in London. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

On board, reminders of the region’s troubles were never far away. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

His character ultimately falls in love with Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) but Season 4 brought major troubles for the pair after Maggie's ex-husband (Marcus Rosner) shows up and attempts to work his way back into her life. — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Lam, who previously worked at Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, moved to Taipei in 2019 over fears of legal troubles and reopened the bookstore under the same name in the Taiwanese capital in 2020. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Put today’s troubles in context without minimizing what’s new. — Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Verb

The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026

But what really troubles him is something larger. — Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026

There’s something that troubles her about this. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

What troubles me most is the speed. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2026

There is one enemy, however, that still troubles him. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

What troubles me most about the manosphere documentary is not the influencers themselves. — Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026

Understanding this cold-sensing protein could one day lead to better therapies for cold hypersensitivity that often troubles people undergoing certain types of cancer chemotherapies. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026

In my experience, challenging conventions and presenting a more candid depiction of what troubles our fighting men and women — and their folks back home — brings you more credibility and appreciation than trying to spray perfume on the horrors of the battlefield. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026