Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappoint, fill with consternation |
| Synonyms: | abash, affright, agitate, alarm, appall, bewilder, bother, chill, confound, daunt, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, disillusion, dispirit, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, flummox, fluster, foul up, frighten, get to, horrify, louse up, mess up*, muck up, mystify, nonplus, paralyze, perplex, put off, puzzle, rattle, scare, screw up, shake, snafu, take aback, terrify, terrorize, throw, throw into a tizzy, unhinge, unnerve, upset |
| Antonyms: | assure, encourage, make happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | embarrass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause mental discomfort |
| Synonyms: | abash, agitate, annoy, bewilder, bother, bug, catch one short, chagrin, confuse, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, distract, distress, disturb, dumbfound, faze, fluster, give a bad time, give a hard time, hang up, irk, let down*, make a monkey of, mortify, nonplus, perplex, perturb, plague, put in a hole, put in a spot, put on the spot, put out of countenance, puzzle, rattle, shame, show up, stun, tease, throw, throw into a tizzy, upset |
| Antonyms: | comfort, gladden, help, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nonplus |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, perplex |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, baffle, balk, beat, bewilder, boggle, buffalo, confound, daze, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, floor*, flurry, fluster, frustrate, get*, mess with one's head, muddle, mystify, overcome, paralyze, puzzle, rattle, rattle one's cage, stagger, stick, stump, stun, stymie*, take aback, throw into tizzy, throw*, thwart |
| Antonyms: | clear up, educate, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ruffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, irritate |
| Synonyms: | abrade, agitate, anger, annoy, bluster, bother, browbeat, bully, chafe, confuse, cow*, disconcert, disquiet, disturb, excite, floor*, flummox, flurry, fluster, fret, fuddle, gall, get to, harass, intimidate, irk, nettle, peeve, perturb, provoke, put off, put out, rattle, rattle one's cage, shake up, stir, stump, throw into tizzy, torment, trouble, unsettle, vex, wear, worry |
| Notes: | a continuous low drumbeat is a ruffle, a continuous even drumbeat is a tattoo, a continuous loud drumbeat is a drumroll |
| Antonyms: | calm, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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