WROUGHT (UP) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

wrought (up)

adjective

Definition of wrought (up)

as in perturbed

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Annual interest expenses will be well over $6 billion, a level that has alarmed deal critics.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Americans are increasingly alarmed about the security and sanctity of voting, and growing fears about intimidation efforts at polling places in the midterm elections.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of alarmed

Adjective

This project, classical in form, presents a sweeping vision of how the past has led to the present, an epic for this troubled age, a dispatch from a roiling Europe that nonetheless reflects back the difficult beauty of human existence.

— Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Which is what troubled regulators even more about this particular outbreak.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of troubled

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Legend has it Michael Jackson asked his security to keep fans away from him at a local dive bar, only to become upset when the locals were all too good at treating him like a normal person.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

Not that the type of people staying here are worried about getting anywhere; this is the private car and driver, door-to-door service type of clientele.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But instead of celebrating that success, Andi is worried she’ll be seen as an opportunist rather than a legitimate co-author.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of worried

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Cops described him as emotionally disturbed, although his only prior interaction with NYPD cops was an arrest for petty larceny last month in the Bronx, officials said.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Investigators noticed disturbed vegetation near a large culvert about 100 yards from the truck and sent in a sheriff's K-9.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbed

Adjective

Some distraught users took to social media to express their alarm at how the AI agent, which required masses of personal data to operate without detailed instructions, had a habit of going rogue.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Andrew offers his distraught daughter little sympathy, and from that moment, a murder plot begins to take shape.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of distraught

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The proprietary clipguard technology that comes with it drastically reduces distortion and a internal pop filter to prevent plosive breath noise so listeners aren't distracted.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
When leaders are rushing and distracted, people quietly withdraw.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of distracted

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