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Synonyms for distressed

The synonym for distressed recorded in this bank is stressed, in the sense "suffering severe physical strain or distress". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for distressed

stressedadjective, in the sense "suffering severe physical strain or distress"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for distressed.

The senseadjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

suffering severe physical strain or distress

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

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

stressed

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

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for distressed in the sentence quoted.

unhappy
pinched
agitated

Where distressed turns up in the game

distressed is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where distressed is the trap

stressedadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is accented, in the sense "bearing a stress or accent", so distressed is there to be ruled out.

Play distressed

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so distressed reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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distressed carries no theme tag, so the ring starts at Ridgeline and widens alphabetically.

adhereverbstickstick to firmlyRidgelineContact and joiningHas a reason line administrationnounbrassthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering somethingTreelineGroups and collections2 senses admirationnounappreciationa favorable judgmentRidgelineActionsHas a reason line advantagenounrewardbenefit resulting from some event or actionFoothillsQualities2 sensesHas a reason line advantageousadjectivefavorablegiving an advantageRidgelineQualitiesHas a reason line advisernounconsultantan expert who gives adviceRidgelinePeople and rolesHas a reason line affiliationnountiea social or business relationshipRidgelineStates and conditionsHas a reason line affinitynounkinshipa close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or characterRidgelineRelationsHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. distressed carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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