What are the opposite words for distressed?
Distressed, meaning worried or anxious, has quite a few antonyms that carry positive connotations. The opposite of distressed could be calm, serene, peaceful, tranquil, composed, or relaxed. Where distress is characterized by unease, or agony, the antonyms represent the opposite emotions. Frazzled or anxious becomes composed, restless becomes tranquil, while tense becomes relaxed. There are many contexts in which the word distressed could be used, and identifying an antonym that fits the context helps to convey the intended meaning more eloquently. These antonyms could also serve as ways of describing a state of mind or emotions less severe than distress.
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composed
- at ease,
- levelheaded,
- Disimpassioned,
- Soothed,
- cool as cucumber,
- dis impassioned,
- dis passionate,
- dis-impassioned,
- dis-passionate,
- have act together,
- have one act together,
- have one's act together,
- have ones act together,
- keeping a stiff upper lip,
- keeping one shirt on,
- keeping one's shirt on,
- keeping ones shirt on,
- keeping shirt on,
- keeping stiff upper lip,
- more calmed,
- more disimpassioned,
- more poised,
- more quieted,
- more repressed,
- more serious,
- more soothed,
- more suppressed,
- most calmed,
- most disimpassioned,
- most poised,
- most quieted,
- most repressed,
- most soothed,
- most suppressed,
- not turn a hair,
- not turn hair,
- re pressed,
- re-pressed,
- self assured,
- self possessed,
- selfassured,
- selfpossessed,
- sure of oneself,
- sure oneself,
- un flappable,
- un ruffled,
- un troubled,
- un-flappable,
- un-ruffled,
- un-troubled.
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happy-go-lucky
- insouciant,
- Free-minded,
- without care,
- carefree and untroubled,
- carefree untroubled,
- devil may care,
- free easy,
- free minded,
- freeminded,
- happy go lucky,
- living life of riley,
- living life riley,
- living the life riley,
- more free minded,
- more free-minded,
- more freeminded,
- most free minded,
- most free-minded,
- most freeminded,
- un concerned,
- un-concerned.
- upset
- calm, collected
- blithely unconcerned
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Other relevant words
- euphoriant,
- at rest,
- affable,
- breezy,
- calm,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- collected,
- comfortable,
- commodious,
- composed,
- contented,
- convenient,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- devil-may-care,
- easygoing,
- equal,
- expansive,
- genial,
- laid-back,
- level,
- limpid,
- mellow,
- peaceful,
- placid,
- possessed,
- satisfied,
- sedate,
- serene,
- smooth,
- snug,
- together,
- tranquil,
- undisturbed,
- unperturbed,
- unruffled,
- unshaken,
- unworried,
- well-off,
- well-to-do,
- self-composed.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
inherence inherency
- Antonyms:
- acquired, alien.
