Definition for Distressful:

• Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation.

Synonyms for Distressful:

• adj.

  •adverse (adjective)
  • hard,
  • woeful,
  • unpropitious,
  • unfriendly,
  • opposing,
  • inauspicious,
  • antipathetic,
  • unfortunate,
  • grievous,
  • catastrophic,
  • perilous,
  • untoward,
  • disastrous,
  • miserable,
  • detrimental,
  • adverse,
  • difficult,
  • unfavorable,
  • unlucky,
  • tragic,
  • troublesome,
  • burdensome,
  • calamitous.
  •all (adjective)
  • perturbing,
  • worrisome,
  • troubling,
  • worrying,
  • distressing,
  • disturbing.
  •disturbing (adjective)
  • anxious,
  • perturbing,
  • nervous,
  • distressing,
  • worrying,
  • worrisome,
  • troublesome,
  • disquieting,
  • unsettling,
  • upsetting,
  • disruptive.
  •painful (adjective)
  • excruciating,
  • bothersome,
  • grueling,
  • crushing,
  • piercing,
  • cruel,
  • hurtful,
  • sore,
  • grievous,
  • irritating,
  • agonizing,
  • horrendous,
  • biting,
  • harrowing,
  • offensive,
  • unpleasant,
  • odious,
  • oppressive,
  • Irksome,
  • acute,
  • anguishing,
  • Besetting,
  • severe,
  • disagreeable,
  • annoying,
  • burdensome,
  • wrenching,
  • bitter,
  • cutting,
  • unbearable,
  • stinging,
  • Cramping,
  • insufferable,
  • tormenting,
  • woeful,
  • stabbing,
  • aggravating,
  • withering,
  • painful,
  • miserable,
  • torturing,
  • inflaming,
  • chafing,
  • smarting,
  • aching,
  • trying,
  • throbbing,
  • uncomfortable,
  • Gnawing,
  • troublesome,
  • arduous.

• n.

  •
  • intrusive,
  • upsetting,
  • troublous,
  • unsettling,
  • disquieting,
  • disruptive.
  •distressful (noun)
  • perturbing,
  • troubling,
  • worrisome,
  • heavy,
  • disturbing,
  • distressing,
  • worrying.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • troublous,
  • upsetting,
  • unsettling,
  • disruptive.
  •
  • disquieting,
  • intrusive.
  •Other relevant words:
  • evil,
  • traumatic,
  • awful,
  • nerve-racking,
  • pitiful,
  • intense,
  • intolerable,
  • tender,
  • sorry,
  • sensitive,
  • perturbing,
  • fierce,
  • tormented,
  • heartfelt,
  • dispiriting,
  • worrisome,
  • sad,
  • heavy,
  • fretful,
  • disturbing,
  • strong,
  • disruptive,
  • doleful,
  • poignant,
  • close,
  • joyless,
  • dire,
  • stressful,
  • dismal,
  • fatal,
  • tense,
  • wretched,
  • moving,
  • Fretting,
  • bad,
  • extreme,
  • cataclysmic,
  • touching,
  • pernicious,
  • heartbreaking,
  • devastating,
  • dreadful,
  • bleak,
  • aggrieved,
  • troublous,
  • Plaguing,
  • distressing,
  • unnerving,
  • emotional,
  • troubling,
  • unsupportable,
  • sorrowful,
  • contemptible,
  • ruinous,
  • creepy,
  • paltry,
  • worrying,
  • indigestible,
  • agonising,
  • intrusive,
  • affecting,
  • heart-rending,
  • onerous,
  • regrettable,
  • hurting,
  • tortured,
  • mournful,
  • cheerless,
  • soul-stirring,
  • nervous,
  • lamentable,
  • raw,
  • fraught,
  • nociceptive,
  • taut,
  • unendurable,
  • burning,
  • piteous,
  • keen,
  • uneasy,
  • weighty,
  • unreassuring,
  • agitating,
  • terrible,
  • dreary,
  • torturous,
  • profound,
  • disquieting,
  • deadly,
  • afflictive,
  • unhappy,
  • strained,
  • depressing,
  • anxious,
  • pathetic,
  • Harassing,
  • heart-breaking,
  • dismaying,
  • racking,
  • destructive,
  • nerve-wracking,
  • dolorous,
  • deplorable,
  • stirring,
  • sharp,
  • exquisite,
  • deep,
  • woebegone,
  • restless,
  • rueful,
  • upsetting,
  • hapless,
  • unsettling,
  • insupportable,
  • achy.

Antonyms for Distressful:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    fortunate, calming, inspiring, easy, comfortable, rewarding, cheering, lucky, pleasing, peaceful, heartwarming, heartening, happy, pacific, quiet, restful, encouraging, light, gratifying, comforting, satisfying, tranquil.

Homophones for Distressful:

• doctor's bill.