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upset
adjective as in disturbed, bothered
Strong matches
agitated, amazed, blue, capsized, confused, disconcerted, dismayed, disordered, disquieted, distressed, dragged, grieved, hurt, ill, low, muddled, overturned, rattled, ruffled, shocked, sick, spilled, thrown, toppled, troubled, tumbled, unsettled, unzipped, worried
Weak matches
all torn up, antsy, apprehensive, broken up, bummed out, chaotic, come apart, frantic, in disarray, jittery, jumpy, overwrought, psyched-out, put out, shook-up, tipped over, unglued, upside-down
noun as in problem
verb as in disorder; knock over
Strong matches
capsize, change, derange, disarray, disorganize, invert, jumble, muddle, overturn, pitch, reverse, rummage, spill, subvert, tilt, topple, tumble, turn, upend, upturn
Weak matches
keel over, mess up, mix up, overset, put out of order, tip over, turn inside out, turn topsy-turvy, turn upside down
verb as in bother, trouble
Strong matches
afflict, ail, bug, confound, cramp, craze, debilitate, derange, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, flip, floor, flurry, fluster, grieve, incapacitate, indispose, pother, rattle, ruffle, sicken, spook, turn, unhinge
Weak matches
egg on, fire up, flip out, get to, give a hard time, key up, lay up, make a scene, make waves, pick on, psych, rock the boat, stir up, throw off balance, turn on
verb as in defeat
Weak matches
Example Sentences
“I don’t get upset about all the hypotheticals.”
The rapper allegedly became upset with the security team and told her husband about the incident.
But far from hurting the SEC’s playoff outlook, the Aggies’ upset defeat might actually have bolstered the league’s prospects.
They won three games in a row, including a stunning upset of Penn State at the Rose Bowl.
The Eagles took their time letting Mosley recover, but he came back in an upset win over Mater Dei and has kept getting faster and more explosive each week.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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