🔄 Synonyms of "Distressing"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deplorablenoun | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| heavynoun | (of any physical thing) Having great weight. |
| pitiful | So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. |
| lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. |
| sadverb | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| sorrynoun | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| badnoun | Of low quality. |
| perturbing | causing distress or worry or anxiety |
| disturbing | Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling. |
| worrisome | Causing worry; perturbing or vexing. |
| troublingnoun | distressing, worrying |
| distressful | Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing. |
| worryingnoun | Inducing worry. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Distressing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| distressful | Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing. |
| troubling | distressing, worrying |
| disturbing | Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling. |
| worrisome | Causing worry; perturbing or vexing. |
| worrying | Inducing worry. |
| lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. |
| sad | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| pitiful | So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. |
| deplorable | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| bad | Of low quality. |
| heavy | (of any physical thing) Having great weight. |
| sorry | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| perturbing | causing distress or worry or anxiety |
| disquieting | Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy. |
| alarming | Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. |
| unsettling | That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing. |
| scary | (now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety |
| disconcerting | Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm. |
| upsettingverb | Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful. |
| frightening | Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary. |
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