fretted

[fret-id] / ˈfrɛt ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

haggard

Synonyms

STRONG

lean pale skinny spare wan

WEAK

ashen careworn drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued gaunt ghastly lank pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken starved thin tired wasted weak wearied worn-down wrinkled

Antonyms

STRONG

colorful fat plump thick

WEAK

fresh healthy hearty strong unworn

ADJECTIVE

hollow-eyed

Synonyms

WEAK

ashen careworn drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued gaunt ghastly lank lean pale pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken skinny spare starved thin tired wan wasted weak wearied worn worn-down wrinkled

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Treasury yields took a step back as investors fretted about war-driven inflation while worrying about an economic slowdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” the architect David Scott Parker, who’s on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, fretted to the Times.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

And many, in a district in which more than 86% of students are low-income, fretted about feeding their kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Investors fretted the rise of AI agents would dampen demand for offerings from legacy software providers.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Seattle is a big city — you could get lost,” he fretted.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2

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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2