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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
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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
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Example Sentences
The banquet was paid for with public funds, and taxpayers were understandably upset.
“I would recommend ginger tea first thing in the morning as a great way to ward off an upset stomach,” says White.
Hitchcock reacts as if he has an upset stomach--and that I gave it to him.
As long as the mirror refused to say that she was the most beautiful woman in the land, she would remain upset.
I thought if I cooperated it would make it better… I was so upset that day.
It would not do to allow his son to do anything that would upset his dignity, though he loved him very much indeed.
But in a moment a subject was started that entirely diverted his mind and upset the lively tenor of the breakfast-table.
Wilkins got such a start that he tripped over one of the thwarts in trying to take aim, and nearly upset the boat.
He was naturally frightfully upset about it, and a regular panic sprang up in the neighbourhood.
The news caused general concern throughout the house, and Ethne was frightfully upset.
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On this page you'll find 474 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to upset, such as: agitated, amazed, blue, capsized, confused, and disconcerted.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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