distresses Synonym

agreeable, delightful, enjoyable, gratifying, satisfying, charming, appealing, attractive, lovely, pleasant, nice, likable, engaging, winsome, enchanting, captivating, bewitching, alluring [x]

engrossed, absorbed, involved, engaged, submerged, buried, consumed, preoccupied, captivated, occupied, enthralled, wrapped up, lost, caught up, focused, fixated, steeped, engrossed in, deep in, intent on, concentrated, attentive, rapt, spellbound, fascinated, gripped, immersed in, dedicated, committed, devoted, plunged, dipped, sunk, submerged in, bathed, saturated, drenched, soaked, inundated, overwhelmed, swamped, enveloped, surrounded, encompassed, enfolded, encased, enclosed, cloaked, shrouded [x]

repressing, restraining, stifling, quelling, subduing, curbing, inhibiting, silencing, smothering, holding back, bottling up, damping down, muzzling, checking, containing, controlling, damping, gagging, muting, squashing, squelching, throttling, clamping down on, keeping in check, putting a lid on, reining in, sitting on, taming, toning down [x]

oppose, resist, confront, defy, antagonize, challenge, combat, counter, dispute, obstruct, thwart, hinder, impede, withstand, fight, battle, clash with, be against, be in opposition to, be at odds with, be unfriendly to, be antagonistic to, be inimical to, be averse to, be hostile towards, be resistant to, be confrontational with, be combative with, be belligerent towards, be aggressive towards, be unfriendly towards, be antagonistic towards, be inimical towards, be averse towards, be hostile against, be resistant against, be confrontational against, be combative against, be belligerent against, be aggressive against [x]

condemn, reject, criticize, oppose, object to, frown upon, denounce, censure, decry, disfavor, dislike, disesteem, reprove, rebuke, reproach, scorn, spurn, vilify, disparage, deprecate, abhor, detest, loathe, discommend, disallow, discountenance, disapprove [x]

glücklich, zufrieden, selig, entzückt, freudig, euphorisch, ekstatisch, verzückt, überglücklich, himmlisch [x]

Abuse, insult, vituperation, invective, denunciation, censure, reproach, scorn, derision, disparagement, slander, defamation, vilification, calumny, obloquy, contumely, aspersion, diatribe, tirade, upbraiding, berating, castigation, excoriation, lambasting, railing, reviling, scolding, tongue-lashing, bad-mouthing, mudslinging, character assassination [x]

apathy, lethargy, indifference, listlessness, ennui, languor, torpor, dullness, inertia, passivity, sluggishness, weariness, fatigue, disinterest, unenthusiasm, lack of energy, lack of spirit, lack of vitality, lack of zest, lack of drive, lack of motivation, lack of enthusiasm, lack of interest, lack of liveliness, lack of vigor, lack of animation, lack of excitement, lack of fervor, lack of passion, lack of ardor, lack of zeal, lack of dynamism, lack of verve, lack of pep, lack of spunk, lack of gumption, lack of get-up-and-go, lack of oomph, lack of spark, lack of fire, lack of gusto, lack of moxie, lack of pluck, lack of vim, lack of zing, lack of zip, lack of zestfulness, lack of effervescence [x]

suppresses, restrains, stifles, curbs, quashes, subdues, squelches, smothers, muzzles, silences, holds back, keeps down, controls, checks, inhibits, bottles up, chokes back, dampens, mutes, quells, subjugates, crushes, constrains, trammels, throttles, stymies, hinders, stanches, represses [x]

ignore, disregard, overlook, neglect, be unconcerned about, be apathetic towards, be uninterested in, be unresponsive to, be unmoved by, be nonchalant about, be indifferent towards, be dismissive of, be heedless of, be inattentive to, be oblivious to, be unmindful of, be insensible to, be impervious to, be detached from, be aloof from, be unfeeling towards, be cold towards, be unresponsive towards, be indifferent to, be indifferent about [x]

skeptisch betrachten, misstrauisch beäugen, argwöhnisch ansehen, kritisch betrachten, zweifelnd betrachten, schief ansehen, mit Argwohn betrachten, mit Misstrauen betrachten, mit Skepsis betrachten, misstrauisch betrachten, argwöhnisch beäugen, kritisch beäugen, skeptisch beäugen, zweifelnd beäugen, schief beäugen, mit Argwohn beäugen, mit Misstrauen beäugen, mit Skepsis beäugen [x]

incitement, provocation, instigation, agitation, arousal, fomentation, stimulation, prompting, encouragement, goading, spurring, urging, rousing, egging on, prodding, inflaming, exciting, motivating, galvanizing, triggering, kindling, whipping up, firing up, stirring, incensing, urging on, pushing, driving, impelling, inspiring, animating, energizing, invigorating, electrifying, sparking, igniting, lighting, setting off, starting, initiating, launching, commencing, beginning, opening, inaugurating, activating, mobilizing, rallying, summoning [x]

abandoned, forsaken, deserted, bleak, barren, isolated, lonely, uninhabited, empty, despondent, dismal, forlorn, devastated, ruined, ravaged, neglected, despoiled, derelict, godforsaken, unoccupied, unpopulated, vacant, void, waste, wild, unfrequented, unvisited, unpeopled, uninhabitable, inhospitable, stark, grim, cheerless, comfortless, joyless, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, heartbroken, downcast, dejected, crestfallen, woeful, mournful, lugubrious, melancholic, gloomy, dreary, somber, disconsolate [x]

unwilling, reluctant, hesitant, averse, disinclined, unenthusiastic, resistant, opposed, unprepared, unready, uninclined, indisposed, unamenable, uncooperative, unresponsive, unyielding, recalcitrant, refractory, loath, grudging, reticent [x]

unsettle, disturb, perturb, disconcert, agitate, rattle fluster, unnerve, disquiet, alarm, upset, trouble, worry, discompose, shake, jar, faze, discombobulate, distress, startle, shock, jolt, confound, baffle, bewilder, confuse, daunt, intimidate, frighten, scare, terrify, horrify, appall, unhinge, shake up, throw off, throw into confusion, throw into disorder, throw into turmoil, throw into chaos, throw into disarray, throw into a tizzy, throw into a panic, throw into a frenzy, throw into a tailspin, throw into a dither, throw into a flap, throw into a funk, throw into a state of shock, throw into a state of alarm [x]