Synonyms of rattled

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adjective

as in upset

Related Words

• upset
• bothered
• agitated
• nervous
• disturbed
• perturbed
• irritated
• aggravated
• flustered
• jittery
• dismayed
• jumpy
• distressed
• unsettled
• nonplussed
• chagrined
• mortified
• disquieted
• fazed
• unhinged
• wooden
• uneasy
• uncomfortable
• embarrassed
• stilted
• discomfited
• abashed
• disconcerted
• rustic
• gauche
• ungraceful
• inelegant
• humiliated
• clumsy
• discomposed
• stiff
• discomforted
• awkward
• graceless
• rough-hewn
• discountenanced
• self-conscious

Dissimilar Words

• collected
• composed
• calm
• confident
• poised
• unperturbed
• assured
• secure
• undisturbed
• cool
• placid
• serene
• tranquil
• self-assured
• self-possessed
• self-confident

rattled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rattle

1

as in clattered

to make a series of short sharp noises

the children tromped through the kitchen, making the plates on the shelf rattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clattered
• clicked
• clashed
• clacked
• clinked
• chirped
• clanked
• crashed
• clanged
• sputtered
• chinked
• spattered
• clopped
• racketed
• clop-clopped
• clip-cloped

2

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

busily rattling away about our vacation plans, we didn't listen to the announcements and missed our flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatted
• talked
• conversed
• chattered
• rapped
• prattled
• cackled
• babbled
• gabbled
• pattered
• jabbered
• prated
• gassed
• discussed
• nattered
• blabbed
• schmoozed
• gabbed
• visited
• blew smoke
• jawed
• chinned
• ran on
• twittered
• gossiped
• chaffered
• kibitzed
• chewed the fat
• shot the breeze
• palavered
• talked a blue streak
• tattled
• yapped
• yammered
• descanted
• expatiated
• yakked

3

as in rambled

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

she rattled on and on about all her European shopping trips, but I wasn't really listening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambled
• wandered
• chatted
• went on
• blathered (on)
• strayed
• chattered
• deviated
• ran on
• maundered
• digressed
• ran one's mouth
• drooled
• sidetracked
• burbled
• gibbered
• blithered
• blabbered
• prated
• waffled
• pattered
• prattled
• gabbled
• jabbered
• gabbed
• blabbed
• bumbled
• driveled

4

as in embarrassed

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

don't let a little mistake rattle you while you're playing during the piano recital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassed
• confused
• flustered
• bothered
• disturbed
• disconcerted
• upset
• mortified
• nonplussed
• unsettled
• fazed
• confounded
• abashed
• perturbed
• distressed
• discomfited
• humiliated
• agitated
• dismayed
• disquieted
• discountenanced
• unhinged
• chagrined
• humbled
• shamed
• discomforted
• discomposed
• put off
• degraded
• put out
• demeaned
• debased
• queered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relieved
• calmed
• comforted
• soothed
• consoled
• cheered
• encouraged
• assured
• reassured
• buoyed
• emboldened
• heartened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rattled

Adjective

The pullback in expectations for an October rate hike helped calm what’s been a rattled bond market. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The offensive, linked to the wider Iran war, has threatened Saudi oil exports, pushed up global fuel prices and rattled markets. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

When the show ended, the audience burst into rattled applause, as if we’d been woken from our own dream, still unable to tell the reverie from the real thing. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

But New York never looked rattled. — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026

Though the actress said the moment did not physically harm her, the interaction left her rattled and confused. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

The anemic performance breathed even more confidence into the Spurs, who looked rattled in Game 1. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026

The conflict with Iran has driven up borrowing costs and rattled markets, adding to economic uncertainty. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026

Most importantly, Darnold didn’t make a mistake all night, while Maye seemed rattled and lost a fumble and threw a late interception. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026

Verb

Rebecca Noble/Reuters Hiring grew much less than expected in September as a monthslong surge of inflation weighed on shoppers and rattled bond markets, according to the federal government's monthly jobs report. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

More swings in the bond market rattled stock markets around the world on Thursday. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Precious metals Higher interest rates may not have not rattled the S&P 500, but precious metals have felt the pressure. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Investors were rattled this week as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield soared to its highest level since 2007, but sticky inflation is just one of the factors behind this latest surge. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

The two orange jackets rattled a nearby metal barrier to wake Peter up. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Amid ongoing disputes that have rattled a city office at the center of complaints for months, a grievance is pending in which a worker claims unfair treatment, discrimination and that he was denied a deserved promotion. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

That 59-point Week 1 output temporarily rattled the fan base’s belief in defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

There’s often a moment leading up to a loss when the doubt creeps in, the confidence gets rattled and the composure gets compromised. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026