UNGLUED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unglued

adjective

Definition of unglued

as in upset

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Recent Examples of unglued What starts out as a dream gig in a beautiful house quickly becomes a nightmare, as Nina goes from oddly demanding to downright unglued, making Millie question her own safety. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Feb. 2026 Slide a piece of twine between the candle and the unglued part of the pipe cleaner. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025 Floor tiles had become unglued in spots. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025 The ball slipped cleanly through the net just as time expired, and the arena in Chicago became unglued. — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unglued

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unglued

Adjective

Then Greyson mentions that things at school aren’t great and the kids are mean to him, and Jenn gets even more upset.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

In the theatre, Holzinger’s instructions were direct, never agitated or hostile, spoken into a microphone from the front row.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Sharks do not typically view humans as prey, but, as wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explained to OutKick Outdoors, a curious or agitated shark can still do plenty of damage with an exploratory bite.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of agitated

Adjective

Watching her in Congress is like scrolling through the Facebook feed of the auntie who fires off unhinged political rants.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
An unhinged man was arrested after throwing a cell phone at a baby in a stroller and her mother, too, near Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of unhinged

Adjective

Foster gives a taut performance despite the unstrung absurdities of the plot.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
When the Premier Lacrosse League’s Boston Cannons opened training camp back in May with unstrung lacrosse stick heads, players knew who to ask for an assist.

— Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of unstrung

Adjective

Perreault-Magny said frightened and flustered migrants sometimes try to climb into his unmarked patrol pickup, mistaking it for a smuggler coming to collect them.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Seth Meyers becomes the flustered one, looking for the answer on his cards.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of flustered

Adjective

If anyone was worried about a lack of personality from SEC coaches this coming season, their fears were likely quelled during SEC Media Days this week.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Luria, however, worried about that tangle of investments which bind the AI giants to their own customers; the love triangle of Google, Amazon and Anthropic; Microsoft and OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026