UNSTRINGING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

unstringing

verb

present participle of unstring

as in bothering

to cause to go insane or as if insane the kind of fierce combat that can unstring even hardened soldiers

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as in paralyzing

to deprive of courage or confidence a little unstrung by the fact that he was on his first job interview

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Bri reached basically the same conclusion without bothering with the cardio experiment.

— Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
His work is autobiographical and based on whatever has been bothering him that year.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bothering

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In 2007, a car accident severed his spinal cord, paralyzing him from the waist down.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
With a combined readership of 75 million at their peak, Hopper and Parsons wielded extraordinary influence — and instilled paralyzing fear.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of paralyzing

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As is the case in its sister hotel Villa la Coste, a dizzying array of frequently changing contemporary artworks are displayed to distracting effect throughout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
His clothes and equipment, while full of detail, also aren’t festooned with distracting elements.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of distracting

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His campaign strategy in the days before the election seemed to rely on scaring the Israeli public into voting for him.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026
The white whale of American politics seemed in reach until the president spent two years scaring it away.

— Gabe Fleisher, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of scaring

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For Cox and Walker, the challenge was to introduce horror-film conventions without frightening the franchise’s youngest viewers.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Powell tried to open the stall door, and then began fondling himself, frightening the 11-year-old, who tried to leave, but Powell blocked him from getting out.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 June 2026

Definition of frightening

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For example, in the 20th century there was a flawed world leader who held rigid ideologies, racial biases, and disturbing personal behaviors.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Her go-to is the Diolsty Vibrating Alarm Wristband, which vibrates discreetly to alert you without disturbing the people around you.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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The simple act of a child pedaling down empty hotel hallways on a Big Wheel builds anticipation, terrifying us with what may be around each corner.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of terrifying

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