Distress
Problem
Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Distress and problem are semantically related in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead a noun "Problem".
Nearby Words: problematic, problematical
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional distress | emotional problem |
| similar | similar distress | similar problem |
| legitimate | legitimate distress | legitimate problem |
| obvious | obvious distress | obvious problem |
| Other adjectives: real, constant, severe, massive, serious, little, slight, bad, personal, moral, major, mental, psychological, frequent, former, minor, less, significant, greater, medical, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- How horrifying would it be if you can hear one of your friends in distress... but you can't see them, have no way of finding them, and don't know how serious the problem is?
Source: Adult Fear / Video Games - In the fourth level of Iji, you're tasked with sending a distress signal to the Komato, a race of aliens who are at war with the aliens already invading Earth, in the hopes that they'll take care of the problem for you.
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In the beginning, he told the Becket brothers to ignore the fishing boat in distress to focus on the bigger problem.
Source: Film / Pacific Rim
Cite this Source
Problem and Distress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distress/problem
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