Advertisement
Advertisement
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
A different firefighter said this month that crew members were upset when told to pack up and leave, but that they could not ignore orders, according to the texts.
And a third firefighter said this month that crew members were upset when told to pack up and leave, but that they could not ignore orders, according to the texts.
History suggests it would be an upset next week for one or more of these liberal jurists to go down.
Musk was upset by the president’s budget bill, which eliminated tax perks for electric-vehicle buyers.
"I'm really upset but I spoke about this issue three months ago when I looked at the schedule, in the summer, the off-season," added Glasner.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
