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Synonyms for distressed

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

suffering severe physical strain or distress

He dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

stressed

Same sentence, swapped: He dropped out of the race, clearly stressed and having difficulty breathing.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for distressed as it is used in the sentence above.

unhappy
pinched
agitated

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