Synonyms for upset
ʌpˈsɛt; ˈʌpˌsɛtup·set

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1. upsetverb

   Synonyms:
   distress, sadden, anger

2. upsetverb

   Disturbance or disruption.

   My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

   Synonyms:
   sadden, overturn, invert, turn upside down, distress, disrupt, disturb, anger, angry, unhappy, distressed, disturbance, disruption, tip

3. upsetverb

   To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

   His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.

   Synonyms:
   sadden, disrupt, turn upside down, overturn, invert, distress, tip, disturb, anger

4. upsetverb

   An overturn.

   collision and upset: impact with another object or an overturn for whatever reason.

   Synonyms:
   overturn, sadden, disturb, anger, distress, turn upside down, disrupt, invert, tip

5. upsetverb

   To defeat unexpectedly.

   Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.

   Synonyms:
   invert, overturn, disrupt, distress, sadden, tip, disturb, anger, turn upside down

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1. upset

   Synonyms:
   abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, overthrow, shake, shatter, unsettle, weaken

   Antonyms:
   assure, confirm, corroborate, establish, fix, prove, ratify, sanction, settle, strengthen, substantiate, sustain, uphold

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1. upset

   Synonyms:
   overturn, overthrow, capsize, overbalance, subvert, disestablish

   Antonyms:
   establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm

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1. disturbance, perturbation, upsetnoun

   an unhappy and worried mental state

   "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"

   Synonyms:
   commotion, mental disturbance, hurly burly, disorder, disturbance, mental disorder, folie, overturn, flutter, to-do, psychological disorder, perturbation, kerfuffle, turnover, hoo-ha, disruption, fluster, interference, ruffle, fray, noise, derangement, overthrow, affray, swage, hoo-hah

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, organized, unturned, expected, well

2. upset, derangement, overthrownoun

   the act of disturbing the mind or body

   "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, mental unsoundness, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swage, unbalance

   Antonyms:
   expected, untroubled, well, organized, unturned

3. disorder, upsetnoun

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

   "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

   Synonyms:
   disorder, perturbation, overturn, disorderliness, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance, derangement

   Antonyms:
   expected, well, untroubled, unturned, organized

4. upset, swagenoun

   a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swage

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, well, unturned, expected, organized

5. upset, overturn, turnovernoun

   the act of upsetting something

   "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, employee turnover, perturbation, dollar volume, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, turnover rate, swage

   Antonyms:
   well, unturned, expected, organized, untroubled

6. overturn, upsetadjective

   an improbable and unexpected victory

   "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

   Synonyms:
   disorder, perturbation, overturn, derangement, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, organized, well, expected, unturned

7. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

   afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

   "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

   Synonyms:
   stressed, disordered, mad, unhinged, sick, overturned, worried, upturned, distressed, maladjusted, confused, apprehensive, brainsick, demented, unhappy, hard put, upset(a), broken, hard-pressed, crazy, disquieted, disturbed, unbalanced, in a bad way(p), dysphoric

   Antonyms:
   organized, untroubled, well, expected, unturned

8. broken, confused, disordered, upsetadjective

   thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

   "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"

   Synonyms:
   overturned, scattered, rugged, impoverished, befuddled, at sea, upset(a), confounded, disconnected, upturned, illogical, mixed-up, unkept, bemused, disoriented, humbled, disquieted, low, broken, lost, disjointed, unordered, disturbed, wiped out(p), disordered, bewildered, worried, baffled, garbled, crushed, mazed, confused, busted, broken in, distressed, humiliated, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   well, untroubled, unturned, organized, expected

9. upset(a)adjective

   used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

   "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"

   Antonyms:
   well, expected, untroubled, organized, unturned

10. upsetadjective

    mildly physically distressed

    "an upset stomach"

    Synonyms:
    worried, disquieted, broken, distressed, upturned, upset(a), disordered, disturbed, confused, overturned

    Antonyms:
    untroubled, organized, unturned, expected, well

11. overturned, upset, upturnedverb

    having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

    "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"

    Synonyms:
    worried, disquieted, broken, distressed, upset(a), overturned, upturned, disordered, retrousse, disturbed, confused, tip-tilted

    Antonyms:
    expected, untroubled, unturned, organized, well

12. upsetverb

    disturb the balance or stability of

    "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

    Synonyms:
    disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock over

    Antonyms:
    well, expected, untroubled, unturned, organized

13. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfitverb

    cause to lose one's composure

    Synonyms:
    tip over, turn over, confuse, bowl over, overturn, flurry, discompose, discomfit, tump over, disconcert, knock over, trouble, disturb, put off, untune, swage

    Antonyms:
    organized, well, untroubled, unturned, expected

14. disturb, upset, troubleverb

    move deeply

    "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

    Synonyms:
    discomfit, touch, shake up, raise up, disorder, interrupt, cark, commove, bother, inconvenience oneself, agitate, disquiet, turn over, put out, perturb, trouble oneself, tump over, unhinge, incommode, disoblige, trouble, overturn, bowl over, discommode, discompose, tip over, inconvenience, swage, untune, disconcert, vex, ail, knock over, stir up, disturb, distract, pain

    Antonyms:
    expected, organized, unturned, untroubled, well

15. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump oververb

    cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

    "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

    Synonyms:
    discomfit, turn, bowl over, bring down, dig, overthrow, vacate, flip, pass, pass on, annul, debate, overrule, reach, boggle, roll, lift, rescind, swage, tump over, moot, flabbergast, give, deliberate, override, subvert, overturn, repeal, delve, revolutionize, discompose, tip over, trouble, flip over, turn over, reverse, untune, revoke, disconcert, consider, revolutionise, knock over, disturb, countermand, hand, cut into

    Antonyms:
    organized, unturned, untroubled, expected, well

16. swage, upsetverb

    form metals with a swage

    Synonyms:
    disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock over

    Antonyms:
    unturned, well, expected, organized, untroubled

17. upsetverb

    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

    "The foreign team upset the local team"

    Synonyms:
    disturb, trouble, tump over, discompose, overturn, tip over, turn over, untune, discomfit, swage, bowl over, disconcert, knock over

    Antonyms:
    organized, expected, well, untroubled, unturned

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Agitation
   • Defeat
   • Disturb
   • Inversion
   • Physical Condition

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1. exasperated

   to be frustrated with a turn of events, etc.

   i was exasperated by her lack of knowledge

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

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1. upsetverb

   Synonyms:
   overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy

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1. upsetverb

   Synonyms:
   overturn, overset, capsize, invert, overthrow, disconcert, discompose, perturb, agitate, unnerve, excite

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1. List of paraphrases for "upset":

   angry, mad, pissed, annoyed, disrupt, disturb, disrupted, disturbed, shocked, sad, distraught, furious, thwarted, vexed, overwhelmed, annoy, distressed, irked, irritated, shaken, antagonise

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1. Reuters Photos/File:

   Ninety percent of his career was played here in New England, his pro football career. We take the voice of the fans here, so you gauge the temperature. A lot of people are upset that New England, the fans, the Kraft family, coach Belichick were not mentioned in the statement that Tom released today. I think that’s what people will remember here today.

2. Bruce Franks Jr.:

   They come in and they say, ‘Listen, we could lose a Senate seat.’ And they’re telling us that we can lose a senator that we never knew existed because this person hasn’t shown up in our community. This person hasn’t spoken to our needs, i’m going to vote for Claire, but Claire is going to have to bring her a-- to St. Louis. Period. She’s going to have to show up, and it’s not just about talking. You have made some folks upset and if there is a reason why you voted this way, then you need to effectively communicate that.

3. AiR:

   This world is like a drama. Everything that happens on the Earth stage is produced and directed by the Creator. Then, why do we get upset, disturbed, and unhappy at what happens?

4. Lynne Spears:

   It really seems that she realizes he saved her life in 2008, but she doesn't agree that the conservatorship should have continued on for all these years. She hasn't had contact with her dad for a long time and was beyond upset after Jamie's altercation with her son.

5. Jeb Bush:

   I'm surprised that the administration is upset to hear from a close and valuable ally on such a sensitive topic, if we want to build confidence and trust...we have to listen.