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Synonyms for disturbing
dis·turb·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingadjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
"distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
Synonyms:
perturbing, unreassuring, worrying, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable, distressful, worrisome, troubling, distressing, pitifulAntonyms:
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "disturbing":
worrying, troubling, alarming, disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disruptive, distressing, disconcerting, ominous, disrupting, troublesome, shocking, grim, nagging, irritating, unnerving, uneasy, confusing
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2263 | sorry | |
#5071 | sad | |
#10949 | confusing | |
#13075 | disturbing | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#14856 | grim | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#20864 | disruptive | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23970 | irritating | |
#25814 | troubling | |
#26847 | troublesome | |
#27699 | uneasy | |
#31860 | ominous | |
#35891 | disrupting | |
#39813 | nagging | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#41367 | unsettling | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#53315 | worrisome | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#57101 | disconcerting | |
#71817 | unnerving | |
#93966 | disquieting | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#136318 | perturbing | |
#262675 | distressful |
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These camps keep our memories alive, despite all the adversity out there, there are unfortunately incidents again and again such as the theft of the Dachau gate last year that are disturbing.
We can not be defeated. We must move forward together. When we do that, we can not be defeated. Floyds death while in custody of Minnesota police officers has sparked fiery protests in every state of the country for over a week, including the past 7 days in Detroit. Gretchen Whitmer lifted her states stay-at-home order this week and moved most of her state into Phase 4 of reopening. While Michiganders are no longer required to stay home, we must all continue to be smart and practice social distancing, and encourage those who meet the criteria to get tested for COVID-19, Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement. Gretchen Whitmer, considered a possible Democratic pick for vice president in 2020, on Monday called President Trumps response to protests and rioting deeply disturbing and a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The presidents dangerous comments should be gravely concerning to all Americans, because they send a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division, which I fear will only lead to more violence and destruction.
In his disturbing concurrence, Justice Clarence Thomas confirmed many of our deepest fears about where this decision may lead: taking aim at additional long-standing precedent and cherished privacy rights, from access to contraception and in-vitro fertilization to marriage equality, legislation is being introduced to further codify freedoms which Americans currently enjoy.
It is a very disturbing video. It is one that we are not going to tolerate or condone in Richland County.
What is bothersome to me about this is less about this worthless botanical but more about the sidelining of scientists and the elevation of these sketchy characters who have access to the President and can tell the President that' something's magic -- Peter Hotez should approve it.' It's incredibly disturbing to me.
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