Distressing Synonyms and Antonyms

To cause suffering or painful sorrow to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. wounding
  2. paining
  3. hurting
  4. worrying
  5. upsetting
  6. troubling
  7. torturing
  8. grieving
  9. tormenting
  10. suffering
  11. sorrowing
  12. perplexing
  13. injuring
  14. needing
  15. harassing
  16. aggrieving
  17. discomforting
  18. constraining
  19. annoying
  20. anguishing
  21. angering
  22. agonizing
  23. afflicting
Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. troubling
  2. worrying
  3. straitening
  4. grieving
  5. upsetting
  6. concerning
  7. disturbing
  8. carking
  9. ailing
Antonyms:
  1. helping
  2. assisting
  3. comforting
  4. soothing
  5. calming

Words Related to Distressing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Distressing Sentence Examples

  • It must be distressing, trying to make logical plans about your future.

  • What emotions were distressing her this time?

  • As she continued to ask these distressing questions, we left the cemetery.

  • Our last session on the day ended on a sad note that was very distressing to Howie.

  • Indeed this treatment might be not only distressing but harmful.

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