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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Arizona officials were alarmed at the cuts federal officials are calling for in the three states in the river’s lower basin, the Arizona Republic has reported.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Public health authorities may be especially alarmed by possible tularemia cases because the bacterium that causes the illness, Francisella tularensis, is a Tier 1 bioterrorism threat.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of alarmed

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Along Fence Lines and Retaining Walls Poison ivy grows best in out-of-the-way spaces that aren’t disturbed regularly.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Even when the material was strongly disturbed, the electronic order rebuilt itself smoothly across the sample.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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Stocks rose after the report, as investors who were concerned the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates breathed a sigh of relief.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
By that reading, this week’s slide might have had less to do with investors concerned about AI capital expenditures post-earnings, and more with investors taking profits before the event.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of concerned

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Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertisers stayed away, worried that ads would appear next to antisemitic posts, misinformation, and other objectionable content.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

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The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia, eaten into Russian refining capacity, and unsettled the Russian public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
And the race’s constant churn—frontrunners dropping out, Crowley in then out, then back in with endorsements galore—has left the field decidedly unsettled.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettled

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They were angered by Armenia's agreement to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and normalize relations with its neighbor after being locked for decades in territorial disputes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
The two exchanged words, and a Gilman shove angered Walker, who tackled him to the ground.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of angered

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