WEIRDED OUT Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

weirded out

verb

past tense of weird out

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it

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The symptom that alarmed me most in that moment was the progressive skin wrinkling in some NCBRS teens.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Those moves have alarmed Japan, whose economy is dependent for its survival on open sea lines and which recently has been embroiled in a spat with China over remarks that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made about Taiwan.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of alarmed

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People, wildlife and domestic animals get valley fever when the soil in these burrows is disturbed, by a dog digging, a kick of the boot, a shovel, construction equipment, wind or wildfire.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Clean Regularly Spiders don’t like to be disturbed, so an unused area of your porch is likely to be attractive real estate.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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Still bothered by nagging arm and knee issues, Ohtani batted second behind Betts.

— Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The rainy conditions also bothered the Cougars, as BYU had multiple low snaps and dropped passes and committed numerous false starts.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of bothered

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Treasury yields remain stubbornly high, but income investors don’t need to be concerned yet.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
During a press conference last week, when asked about Alligator Alcatraz, DeSantis said that staff were concerned they’d be accused of mistreatment.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of concerned

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And not be distracted by whether or not Ed Sheeran is crying today or crying tomorrow.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
But she, and New York Times journalists observing the raid, were soon distracted by a group of cockroaches scurrying past an oil canister.

— Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of distracted

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The war unsettled the region, paved the way for the rise of ISIS, and triggered a cascade of violence that continues to this day.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
When police spoke to Miller’s friends and family, several individuals mentioned feeling odd or unsettled about Randolph and Miller’s interactions.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsettled

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