Distress Synonyms
120 distress synonyms include anguish, suffering, pain, agony, ache, affliction, torment, torture, discomfort, and heartache. Distress is a noun, and its antonyms are happiness and comfort. Here are some additional synonyms for "distress" with example sentences.
Another word for Distress
120 other ways to say distress.
1. ache
2. difficulty
- trouble
- risk
- precariousness
- peril
- jeopardy
- instability
- insecurity
- imperilment
- hazard
- endangerment
- difficulty
- danger
3. tribulation
4. pain
- worrying
- worry
- vex
- upsetting
- upset
- unsettling
- trouble
- traumatic
- tragic
- torture
- tormenting
- torment
- shocking
- saddening
- sadden
- sad
- rack
- plague
- pitiful
- perturb
- painful
- pain
- oppress
- make wretched
- make miserable
- heartbreaking
- heart-rending
- haunting
- harrowing
- harrow
- gut-wrenching
- grieve
- dog
- disturbing
- disturb
- distressful
- disquieting
- disquiet
- cut up
- curse
- concerning
- cause suffering to
- cause anguish to
- bother
- arouse anxiety in
- alarming
- agonizing
- agitate
- afflict
- affecting
5. condition
- weather
- spoil
- simulate age in
- season
- scratch
- mellow
- dent
- damage
- condition
- chip
- batter
- age
Use distress in a Sentence
An abandoner leaves others in distress.
Her voice showed clear distress yesterday.
The dog was in visible distress today.