Super Glossary

Upset Adjective Synonyms
angry, irate, furious, beside oneself, mad, fit to be tied, freaked out
Father was upset because I took the car without his permission.

overturn, capsize, topple, up-end, tip over, knock over or down, invert, turn topsy-turvy or upside down, spill
That is the third time this week you have upset the cream jug.

disturb, agitate, distress, unsettle, put off, put out, perturb, disquiet, fluster, ruffle, frighten, scare, disconcert, dismay, trouble, worry, bother, discompose, make (someone) nervous
We once had a nanny who told the children horror stories just to upset them.

surprise, unexpected event or occurrence
The upset of the season was when Carridoff won the Derby.

defeat, upsetting, conquest, overthrow, rout, thrashing, triumph, victory
We celebrated the upset of Queen's Park Rangers by Manchester United.

Upset Verb Synonyms
overthrow, defeat, beat, worst, thrash, rout, conquer, overcome, win out over, get the better of, get or gain the advantage over, triumph over, be victorious over, vanquish
The question is whether the challenger will upset the champion in the Wimbledon finals.

disordered, confused, disorganized, messed-up, jumbled, muddled, disturbed, disarranged
The house is never so upset as after a party.

perturbed, disturbed, disquieted, disconcerted, agitated, distressed, worried, troubled, unnerved, distracted, apprehensive, nervous, frightened, scared, afraid
We found Valdimir in a terribly upset state at Natasha's disappearance.

defeat, ruin, spoil, thwart, interfere with, destroy, demolish, mess up, disturb, throw a spanner in(to) or monkey wrench into (the works), discombobulate, screw up, gum up, put the kibosh on up , bugger up
Your coming early upset my plan to shampoo my hair.

capsized, overturned, upside down, bottom side up, inverted, reversed, toppled, tipped over, topsy-turvy
We clung to the bottom of the upset boat till help arrived.

sick, queasy
Eve has an upset stomach and cannot go.

disturb, derange, disrupt, disarrange, mess up, disorganize, snarl up, jumble, muddle, kerfuffle or carfuffle or kurfuffle
The boys upset the entire house with their horseplay.

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