Synonyms for troubled
trou·bled

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1. troubledadjective

   characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

   "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

   Synonyms:
   disruptive, tumultuous, riotous, turbulent

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, undisturbed, dreamless, carefree, unworried, unconcerned, trouble-free, unmolested, quiet, clear

2. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

   Synonyms:
   luxuriant, profuse, fast, lush, debauched, riotous, libertine, turbulent, dissolute, tumultuous, roiling, disruptive, degraded, roiled, churning, dissipated, exuberant, roily, degenerate, profligate

   Antonyms:
   unworried, untroubled, carefree, unmolested, trouble-free, unconcerned, undisturbed, clear, quiet, dreamless

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1. List of paraphrases for "troubled":

   restive, turbulent, disturbed, disordered, confused, volatile, disrupted, tormented, agitated, restless, concussed, beleaguered, flustered, choppy, tumultuous, difficult, unsettled, stumbling, concerned, problematic, distressed

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1. Terry Lynn Taylor:

   Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for.

2. Ben Hurwitz:

   At its heart, Matthew's brilliant script is both a fascinating character portrait of a troubled and fearless man full of contradictions, and a deep dive into the disruptor who used the internet to challenge and break up the American Elite's narrative, you can draw a direct line from Matt Drudge to where we are today as a country in terms of speech, both for better and worse.

3. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The Security Council of the United Nations is not active in Syria, in northern Africa, or northern Iraq ... and its failure to interfere in troubled countries should be of concern to all and that's why we need to push for reforms in the Council.

4. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought.

5. Donald Trump:

   We will try to make it better but it is a troubled place, the US will be a partner and a friend. But the fate of the region lies in the hands of its own people.