troubling
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Synonyms & Antonyms for troubling
Synonyms
discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, nagging, nasty, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome
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Far from trivializing the Mueller report, this shift in focus would underscore the significance of its most troubling revelations. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, "The Border Wall Is Trump’s High Crime," 29 Aug. 2019 Most troubling was the sight of a leg protruding from the snow. — Nick Heil, Outside Online, "The Tragedy on Howse Peak," 28 Aug. 2019 The most troubling paradox of the 21st century may be that human population is expected to climb to 9.7 billion by midcentury — yet the global food supply is predicted to plummet. — Amanda Little, Time, "Climate Change Is Likely to Devastate the Global Food Supply. But There's Still Reason to Be Hopeful," 28 Aug. 2019 But critics say the most troubling thing about the party, co-founded by the proudly vulgar comedian Beppe Grillo and the late futurist Gianroberto Casaleggio, is its power structure. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, "Where Does Italy’s Enfeebled Five Star Find Itself? At the Center of Power," 22 Aug. 2019 Perhaps most troubling are the serious freedom-of-association issues raised by long reach of the Harvard policy. — Erin Hawley, National Review, "Harvard’s Ban on Single-Sex Organizations Hurts Women," 19 Aug. 2019 For those last two groups — employees and readers — one of the most troubling aspects is an ambitious-sounding number associated with the merger: $300 million. — Washington Post, "When local news goes away, citizens suffer. Gannett’s megamerger will probably just inflict more pain.," 16 Aug. 2019 Housing is one of the Bay Area’s most troubling issues. — J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, "Oakland dominates SF in housing production," 12 Aug. 2019 Pizzuro says luring arrests in New Jersey have risen significantly recently, and the most troubling aspect is that younger and younger children—8, 9-years old—are able to take explicit images or videos at the direction of adults online. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "There’s a global movement of Facebook vigilantes who hunt pedophiles," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'troubling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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