Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | displeased |
| Synonyms: | annoyed, chagrined, disgruntled, irked, irritated, nettled, offended, pained, peeved, piqued, put out, resentful, riled, upset, vexed |
| Antonyms: | pleased |
| Main Entry: | distressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, agitated, all torn up, antsy, anxious, basket case, bothered, bugged, bummed out, bundle of nerves, concerned, cut up, discombobulated*, disconsolate, distracted, distrait, distraught, dragged, exercised, fidgety, harassed, hyper, in a stew, in a tizzy, inconsolable, jittery, jumpy, miffed, peeved, perturbed, ripped, saddened, shaky, shook, shook up, shot down, spooked, strung out, tormented, troubled, unconsolable, unglued, up the wall, uptight*, wired, worried, wrecked, wretched |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, comforted, glad, happy, joyful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | huffy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | angry, in a bad mood |
| Synonyms: | angered, annoyed, crabbed, crabby, cross, crotchety, crusty, curt, disgruntled, exasperated, fractious, grumpy, huffish, hurt, insulted, irked, irritable, miffed, moody, moping, nettled, offended, peeved, peevish, pettish, petulant, piqued, provoked, put out, querulous, resentful, riled, short, snappish, snappy, stewed, sulky, sullen, surly, testy, touchy, vexed, waspish |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, delighted, happy, joyful |
| Main Entry: | hurt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically or mentally injured |
| Synonyms: | aching, aggrieved, agonized, all torn up, battered, bleeding, bruised, buffeted, burned, busted up, contused, crushed, cut, damaged, disfigured, distressed, disturbed, grazed, harmed, hit, impaired, in pain, indignant, lacerated, marred, mauled, miffed, mutilated, nicked, offended, pained, piqued, put away, resentful, rueful, sad, scarred, scraped, scratched, shook, shot, sore, stricken, struck, suffering, tender, tortured, umbrageous, unhappy, warped, wounded |
| Antonyms: | comforted, cured, healed, healthy, ok, pleased, remedied, well |
| Main Entry: | incensed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very angry |
| Synonyms: | at end of one's rope, buffaloed, bugged, bummed out, burned up, dogged, enraged, exasperated, fuming, furious, hacked, hot and bothered, huffy, indignant, infuriated, irate, ireful, mad, maddened, miffed, on the warpath, peeved, riled, rousted, rubbed the wrong way, steamed up, up in arms, uptight*, wrathful |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy, joyous, pleased |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indignant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | angry |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, annoyed, bent out of shape, boiling, bugged, burned up, disgruntled, displeased, exasperated, fuming, furious, heated, huffy, in a huff, incensed, irate, livid, mad, miffed, p.o.'d, peeved, piqued, provoked, resentful, riled, scornful, seeing red, up in arms, upset, wrathful |
| Antonyms: | gleeful, happy, pleased |
| Main Entry: | troubled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worried |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aggravated, agitated, alarmed, anguished, annoyed, anxious, apprehensive, beset, bothered, chagrined, concerned, confused, discombobulated*, disconcerted, displeased, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, exacerbated, fearful, flustered, frightened, harried, harrowed, in a tizzy, inconvenienced, irked, irritated, miffed, mortified, overwrought, pained, perplexed, perturbed, pestered, plagued, provoked, put out, puzzled, riled, ruffled, scared, shaken, terrified, tormented, tortured, uneasy, unsettled, upset, vexed, worried stiff |
| Antonyms: | at ease, calm, collected, composed, cool, peaceful, quiet, settled, untroubled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | annoyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | bothered, irked, miffed, sore |
| Antonyms: | gratified, pleased |
| Main Entry: | anger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make someone mad; become mad |
| Synonyms: | acerbate, affront, aggravate, agitate, annoy, antagonize, arouse, bait, blow up, boil over, boil, bristle, burn, burn up, chafe, craze*, cross, displease, egg on, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fret, gall, get mad, get on one's nerves, goad, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, lose one's temper, madden, make sore, miff, nettle, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, raise hell, rankle, rant, rave, rile, ruffle, seethe, steam up, stew, stir up, tempt, umbrage, vex |
| Antonyms: | calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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