Synonyms for disconcerting
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Unsettling
unsettling, upsetting, troubling, discomfiting, baffling, embarrassing, daunting
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting.
Example sentences
- upsetting I know this is an upsetting time for you both.
- troubling I can't believe that's what's really troubling Tom.
- unsettling The lack of reaction of that alien was unsettling.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disconcerting | rising | |
| upsetting | rising | |
| troubling | rising | |
| unsettling | rising | |
| discomfiting | rising | |
| abashing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- daunting2, baffling3, abashing
- 9 letters
- upsetting3, troubling3
- 10 letters
- unsettling4
- 12 letters
- embarrassing4, discomfiting
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (daunting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- troublant
- Italiano
- conturbante