WEIRDED OUT Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

weirded out

verb

past tense of weird out

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it

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That move sparked enormous street protests in Israel, and alarmed many Israeli citizens overseas.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
The new company has nearly $80 billion in debt, with leverage of six-and-a-half times trailing earnings, a ratio that has alarmed investors and triggered credit rating downgrades.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of alarmed

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No one from the magazine bothered to help clean up the mess, but Camper, Tim and Mike, until then occupying each other by the Golden Age of SF section, responded rapidly.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Not that those food safety shortcomings bothered rodents at The Blue Store aka Bargain Supermarket, 2901 NW 19th St.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of bothered

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Opponents of Proposition 40 are concerned that the threat of wealth taxes will lead to billionaires continuing to leave the state, resulting in a long-term decrease in state income tax revenue.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Campaign promises Castro says residents continue to be concerned about development, corruption and public safety.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of concerned

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And, on the eve of the election, El-Sayed’s primary opponent, Haley Stevens, distracted from the conversation with her left-field endorsement of Rogers that may have ejected her from the Democratic party and possibly a political career.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
The first officer used her Taser twice on the dogs, which distracted them but did not stop them from attacking, police say.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of distracted

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Democrats also swept all three available school board seats, just two years after Republican state lawmakers made the traditionally nonpartisan elections partisan, a change that Democratic candidates worried would put them at a disadvantage.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Yet Wall Street may have found opportunity in the same slowdown that worried AI's biggest backers.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of worried

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Taken as a whole, the national numbers reveal an electorate that is unsettled, gloomy and likely looking for change.

— Ari Pinkus, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsettled

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The trail’s California Environmental Quality Act exemption has angered an array of people.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of angered

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