Synonyms for stressed
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
Example sentences
- tense These sentences only differ with respect to tense.
- emphasized He emphasized the importance of lifelong learning.
- distressed I'm not paying good money for distressed clothes.
- harried She is a harried mom with no life of her own.
- tried The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
- harassed He was sexually harassed by an old man on the bus.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stressed | falling | |
| tense | rising | |
| emphasized | falling | |
| distressed | rising | |
| harried | rising | |
| tried | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- tried1, tense1
- 7 letters
- harried2
- 8 letters
- harassed2, emphatic3, accented3
- 10 letters
- emphasized3, distressed2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harried2 = 2 syllables).