Synonyms of unnerved

unnerved 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in unstrung

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unstrung
• exhausted
• nervous
• unmanned
• undone
• stressed
• tired
• upset
• troubled
• uneasy
• angry
• perturbed
• burnt-out
• knackered
• disturbed
• tense
• irritated
• exasperated
• annoyed
• agitated
• aggravated
• burned-out
• edgy
• shell-shocked
• worn-out
• stressed-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unconcerned
• carefree
• lighthearted
• laid-back
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

2

as in powerless

Synonyms & Similar Words

• powerless
• emasculated
• impotent
• meek
• submissive
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• lamblike
• unscrupulous
• flabby
• flaccid
• timid
• pliable
• unprincipled
• corrupt
• forceless
• weakened
• impuissant
• weak
• villainous
• dastardly
• wimpish
• nerveless
• pusillanimous
• wimpy
• craven
• weak-kneed
• irresolute
• cowardly
• spineless
• frail
• fainthearted
• effete
• characterless
• invertebrate
• wishy-washy
• wet
• milk-and-water
• weakling
• sissy
• infirm
• nebbishy
• limp-wristed
• lily-livered
• namby-pamby
• soft
• vacillating
• poltroon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strong
• tough
• hard
• firm
• good
• right
• moral
• virtuous
• righteous
• ethical
• determined
• upright
• principled
• resolute
• unrelenting
• backboned
• courageous
• stalwart
• mettlesome
• stouthearted

unnerved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unnerve

1

as in paralyzed

to deprive of courage or confidence

the riding accident so unnerved me that for a while I was afraid to get back on a horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• frightened
• terrified
• scared
• intimidated
• unsettled
• emasculated
• demoralized
• disturbed
• weakened
• undid
• wasted
• unmanned
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• discouraged
• upset
• terrorized
• enervated
• unstrung
• daunted
• dismayed
• softened
• tired
• sapped
• disheartened
• dispirited
• perturbed
• disquieted
• neutered
• crazed
• fazed
• maddened
• unhinged
• deranged
• unbalanced
• prostrated
• discomposed
• psyched (out)
• weirded out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• encouraged
• fortified
• nerved
• emboldened
• heartened

2

as in discouraged

to lessen the courage or confidence of

a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discouraged
• frustrated
• daunted
• frightened
• dismayed
• disheartened
• intimidated
• scared
• horrified
• dispirited
• worried
• troubled
• demoralized
• bothered
• afflicted
• cowed
• chilled
• saddened
• threw cold water on
• distressed
• bullied
• irked
• unmanned
• weighed
• tried
• depressed
• weakened
• vexed
• undermined
• browbeat
• debilitated
• deadened
• enfeebled
• dampened
• damped
• vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• cheered
• emboldened
• heartened
• reinforced
• assured
• animated
• enforced
• nerved
• reassured
• strengthened
• steeled
• excited
• gladdened
• inspired
• stimulated
• fortified
• enlivened
• provoked
• invigorated
• lifted
• stirred
• buoyed (up)
• energized
• quickened
• galvanized
• rallied
• boosted
• reenforced