upset

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of UPSET

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy <the smallest things can upset us if we're already stressed>

Synonyms agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry

Near Antonyms allay, alleviate, assuage; appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

Antonyms calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

to turn on one's side or upside down <the narrow boat upsets easily and should be handled with care>

Synonyms overturn, turn over, upset

Related Words invert, overset, overthrow, pitchpole, topple, tump (over) [chiefly Southern], upend; careen, heel, keel, lean, list, tilt, tip; collapse, fall, founder, give

Near Antonyms stand up, straighten (up); erect, raise

Antonyms right

to undo the proper order or arrangement of <the change in the bus schedule upset our daily routine>

Synonyms confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Related Words embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle; clutter

Near Antonyms align (also aline), line, line up, queue; classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize; adjust, fix; groom, make up, spruce (up); unscramble

Antonyms arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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