76 entries under distressing topic. ×

2
offensive(adjective, severe, poor, unpleasant, awful)
2
pessimistic(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
2
unpleasant(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
2
woeful(adjective, evil, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
1
foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
1
hurtful(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, severe)
1
impeding(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
1
tortuous(obscure, sophisticated, complicated, unbearable)
1
torturous(adjective, bad, shocking, sorrowful)
0
anguishing
0
consequential(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
0
discouraging(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
0
distasteful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
0
extreme(severe, awful, terrible, serious, dreadful)
0
fierce(dangerous, unbearable, excruciating)
0
hairy(adjective, severe, shocking, bleak, stark)
0
heartbreaking(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, emotional)
0
inclement(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
0
intemperate(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
0
intense(moving, severe, extreme, serious, emotional)
10 years ago|25k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). disturbing thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/disturbing/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "disturbing thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/disturbing/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, disturbing thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/disturbing/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "disturbing thesaurus" 3 April 2016. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/disturbing/thesaurus/synonyms>