TROUBLESOME Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

troublesome

adjective

ˈtrə-bəl-səm

Definition of troublesome

as in disturbing

causing worry or anxiety the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget

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Recent Examples of troublesome Many of the troublesome innings have been a little weird, too. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Zoe questions why Anna chose to ride out on Ace, a horse that’s considered to be troublesome by the other rangers. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 My own reading of the accounts, assisted by the extensive readings and research of Sandra Desmond, shows me that the accounts are troublesome in that way. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 The systems ranked in the top 10 most-troublesome vehicle features in every year since 2022, according to researcher JD Power. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for troublesome

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Adjective

There, Musk’s disturbing lack of empathy would glory in slashing jobs and spending, including on the vital USAID.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
That part is too real, too disturbing, and Barrett’s hollow script avoids tackling the subject head on.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

Adjective

The tiny farming settlement of Poilley, in Brittany, would become her home for the next eight years, and the subject of more than 50,000 intimate, often unsettling photographs.

— Felix Bazalgette, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
And an overture from an ABC exec (Jessica Hecht) to Andie to jump ship represents another kind of unsettling grooming.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsettling

Adjective

This sensitivity to voids is revealed in the opening montage, consisting of empty rooms in university buildings, their vacant stillness a troubling indication of absence.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
That’s especially troubling since Meta continued running dozens of CSAM ads in the days after the first batch was reported, TTP said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of troubling

Adjective

Those tempers were not helped by the nasty collision between Guehi and Veiga just before the break, as the Englishman clattered into the midfielder in attempt to head the ball away.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
His nasty spirit comes unstuck from the grave when Antonia, the brown-haired Millennial witch, works a wonky raise-the-dead spell directed at her late great aunt.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

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