Synonyms for disturbing
dis·turb·ing

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1. distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingadjective

   causing distress or worry or anxiety

   "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

   Synonyms:
   perturbing, unreassuring, worrying, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable, distressful, worrisome, troubling, distressing, pitiful

   Antonyms:
   light

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1. List of paraphrases for "disturbing":

   worrying, troubling, alarming, disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disruptive, distressing, disconcerting, ominous, disrupting, troublesome, shocking, grim, nagging, irritating, unnerving, uneasy, confusing

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1. Andrew Cuomo:

   The hateful activities at Syracuse University are most disturbing, not only to the Syracuse University community, but to the greater community of New York, they have no been handled in a manner that reflects this states aggressive opposition to such odious, reckless, and reprehensible behavior. That these actions should happen on the campus of a leading New York university makes this situation even worse.

2. Stacey Abrams:

   That's one of the fallacies of Republican talking points that have been deeply disturbing. No one has ever objected to having to prove who you are to vote. It's been part of our nation's history since the inception of voting.

3. Raphael Warnock:

   We've seen that Herschel Walker has a disturbing history pattern of violence against women, against his own family. And he takes and he refuses to take responsibility for that, and he refuses even to answer questions. So, the question right now is this: is that who we want representing Georgia?

4. Andrew Guernsey:

   I certainly find it ironic that a university that has dedicated itself to the advancement of medicine and biology would find displaying medically accurate fetal models disturbing and offensive, i mean, these are images shown in high school textbooks.

5. Van Ael at the time:

   The detailed information that they have is for me the most disturbing.