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present tense third-person singular of unhinge
Synonyms & Antonyms of unhinges
1
to cause to go insane or as if insane
- the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war
Synonyms for unhinges
Words Related to unhinges
Near Antonyms for unhinges
- calms,
- quiets,
- relaxes,
- settles,
- soothes,
- tranquilizes
- (also tranquillizes)
2
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question
Synonyms for unhinges
- agitates,
- ails,
- alarms
- (also alarums),
- bothers,
- concerns,
- derails,
- discomforts,
- discomposes,
- dismays,
- disquiets,
- distempers,
- distracts,
- distresses,
- disturbs,
- exercises,
- flurries,
- frazzles,
- freaks (out),
- fusses,
- hagrides,
- perturbs,
- undoes,
- unsettles,
- upsets,
- weirds out,
- worries
Words Related to unhinges
- aggravates,
- angers,
- annoys,
- bugs,
- chafes,
- chivies
- (or chivvies),
- exasperates,
- frets,
- galls,
- gets,
- grates,
- harasses,
- harries,
- irks,
- irritates,
- nettles,
- peeves,
- pesters,
- piques,
- puts off,
- puts out,
- riles,
- vexes
Near Antonyms for unhinges
Antonyms for unhinges
- calms,
- composes,
- quiets,
- settles,
- soothes,
- tranquilizes
- (also tranquillizes)
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