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as in anxiety, trouble
as in be or make anxious, troubled

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worries

noun as in anxiety, trouble

Strongest matches

  • anguish
  • apprehension
  • concern
  • doubt
  • fear
  • headache
  • misery
  • misgiving
  • pain
  • problem
  • uncertainty
  • uneasiness
  • woe

Strong matches

  • annoyance
  • care
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturbance
  • heartache
  • irritation
  • nag
  • perplexity
  • pest
  • plague
  • presentiment
  • torment
  • torture
  • trial
  • vexation
  • worriment

Weak match

  • bad news

verb as in be or make anxious, troubled

Strongest matches

  • annoy
  • bother
  • depress
  • disturb
  • fret
  • irritate
  • perturb
  • plague
  • trouble
  • try
  • unsettle
  • upset

Strong matches

  • afflict
  • aggrieve
  • agonize
  • ail
  • attack
  • bedevil
  • beleaguer
  • beset
  • brood
  • bug
  • chafe
  • despair
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • dun
  • goad
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • hector
  • importune
  • needle
  • oppress
  • persecute
  • pester
  • stew
  • tantalize
  • tear
  • tease
  • test
  • torment
  • torture
  • vex
  • wince
  • writhe
  • wrong

Weak matches

  • bite one's nails
  • concern oneself
  • feel uneasy
  • gnaw at
  • go for
  • have qualms
  • sweat out
  • take on

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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