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trouble
noun as in annoyance, worry
Strongest matches
anxiety, concern, danger, difficulty, dilemma, disorder, disturbance, inconvenience, mess, pain, predicament, problem, strain, stress, strife, struggle, suffering, unrest, woe
Strong matches
agitation, bind, bother, commotion, discontent, discord, disquiet, dissatisfaction, distress, grief, hang-up, heartache, hindrance, irritation, misfortune, nuisance, pest, pickle, puzzle, row, scrape, sorrow, spot, task, torment, tribulation, tumult, vexation
Weak matches
noun as in something requiring great effort
noun as in bad health
verb as in bother, worry
Strongest matches
afflict, agitate, annoy, burden, concern, disconcert, disturb, irk, irritate, perplex, perturb, plague, sadden, strain, torment, upset, vex
Strong matches
ail, bug, discommode, discompose, disoblige, disquiet, distress, fret, grieve, harass, harry, inconvenience, pain, pester, spook, stress, try
Weak matches
burn up, drive up the wall, flip out, get to, give a bad time, give a hard time, impose on, make a fuss, make a scene, make waves, psych, put out, stir up
verb as in make an effort
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Weak matches
be concerned with, go to the effort of, take pains, take the time
Example Sentences
More troubles for the cargo ship that caught fire earlier this month off Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain.
Analysts say the more recent troubles in the job market are partly due to the president's sweeping changes to tariff and immigration policy, which economists have consistently warned would hurt the economy.
At a press conference on Aug. 25, he said, “If this were happening in any other country, we would have no trouble calling it what it is, a dangerous power grab.”
And if you have trouble figuring it out, you can’t really ask the government for help.
Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Donald Graham acknowledged that his agency has asked city crews to trim publicly maintained trees to improve street lighting and deter illegal activity in specific trouble spots.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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