WROUGHT (UP) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

wrought (up)

adjective

Definition of wrought (up)

as in perturbed

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Going deeper Fortune's Eleanor Pringle reports that debt hawks are increasingly alarmed as the 10-year Treasury yield approaches 5%, warning the move could signal a brewing national debt spiral.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
This week’s soaring temperatures alarmed students and parents of the Torrance Unified School District, where some campuses do not have air conditioning.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of alarmed

Adjective

Still, Lyon was barely troubled cruising to victory after an eighth-minute own goal by Laia Ballesté, under pressure from Dumornay, to turn a cross by Salma Paralluelo into her own net.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Set in Palm Springs, California, and seen on Broadway in 2011, the play probes a rich, powerful, troubled and Reagan-esque West Coast political family and makes much of the metaphor of the arid, infertile desert.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of troubled

Adjective

But there were clearly hundreds of Disney employees who were very upset about that.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Many have responded to Swan Song negatively, with RadarOnline previously reporting that some royal observers are upset that Spencer is looking to reopen old wounds while Charles is battling cancer.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

Franceschini was worried while the couple browsed the shops around the village before taking a casual walk onto the renowned wooden bridge.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
The security founders were worried about regulatory and compliance risk.

— Hammed Afenifere, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

Come back to the conversation Whereas adults may be able to more quickly move on with their daily lives after feeling disturbed or frightened by upsetting media, children may experience more elevated and prolonged stress.

— Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
This toxic plant flourishes in disturbed areas and prefers moist soils.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 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

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