STRESSED Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈstrest

Definition of stressed

as in tired

suffering from high levels of physical and especially psychological stress you seem really stressed right now, so maybe you should try to do something more relaxing

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verb

past tense of stress

as in worried

to experience concern or anxiety the restaurant manager has a tendency to stress about every little thing that goes wrong

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as in emphasized

to make more apparent his bad performance only stressed what I'd been saying all along

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as in highlighted

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on the doctor stressed the importance of exercise

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Recent Examples of stressed

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That framing changes the design goal from awareness to state change, helping a user fall asleep faster, calm a stressed nervous system or manage a chronic condition in real time. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Images in the instrument's hundreds of wavelengths can reveal a variety of detailed information, such as how stressed, dry or even pigmented plants are on Earth's surface. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 1 July 2026

Verb

That’s because these are the areas that could feel stressed by today’s Full Moon. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 July 2026 The office stressed that the estimate was not a projection of the Pentagon’s actual Golden Dome plan because the department had not released sufficient details about its intended architecture. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stressed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stressed

Adjective

One way to discourage the habit would be to keep yourself from becoming overly tired.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Many of those creators can no longer command the same fees from brands, and more often than not their followers are tired of the same old content.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

When Gunther von Hagens’s exhibition came to town, security guards worried less about theft than nausea.

— Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
However, Keller residents who posted on social media worried about the proximity of the data center to their homes.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

Verb

From as early as April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasized the importance of ensuring that the country’s energy and infrastructure facilities are fully operational and reliably protected for the next heating season.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
While recent observations sparked excitement over possible biosignature gases, subsequent analyses have emphasized that no evidence of extraterrestrial life has been confirmed.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of emphasized

Verb

The main event between top babyfaces Rhodes and Punk, while a compelling narrative, highlighted a repetitive formula of popular heroes clashing for world titles.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
His main priorities highlighted in his platform include reigning in national spending, simplifying the tax code, defending the military and Second Amendment, promoting nuclear energy, and securing the border.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of highlighted

Adjective

If the District Court upholds the denial, your application is considered exhausted.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
OpenAI moved ChatGPT Business agents to metered credits July 6, and Anthropic now bills agent workloads against credit pools that stop when exhausted.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

The experience reinforced her belief that the profession itself was never the problem.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Living and working across Southeast Asia reinforced early on in his career that there is no universal definition of exclusivity in luxury and what creates meaning for one guest may be entirely different for another.

— Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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