concerned

[kuhn-surnd] / kənˈsɜrnd /

ADJECTIVE

worried

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious distressed disturbed troubled uneasy uptight

STRONG

bothered exercised perturbed upset

WEAK

biting one's nails butterflies in stomach in a stew on pins and needles tied up in knots worried sick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm collected composed cool happy peaceful

WEAK

disinterested inattentive uncaring unconcerned undisturbed uninvolved unperturbed untroubled unworried

ADJECTIVE

involved with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active affected attentive interested

STRONG

caring implicated

WEAK

down with in on mixed up privy to solicitous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disinterested

WEAK

happy inattentive uncaring unconcerned undisturbed uninvolved unperturbed untroubled unworried

Example Sentences

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As I recently wrote, he is only concerned with how he will be memorialized.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Fenley said she and other Democrats in town were concerned about having people "warehoused in a place that was not built for human habitation".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Powell and the rest of the committee are, rightly, concerned about the risks of inflation rising again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available to purchase, but officials are concerned that bags of the frozen nuggets could still be in consumers’ freezers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

She looks concerned, but when she sees Mom, her face changes.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

concerned

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