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worrier

[wur-ee-er, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr i ər, ˈwʌr- /
NOUN
critic
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter maligner muckraker nagger quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent
Antonyms
WEAK
complimenter praiser
NOUN
nervous Nellie
Synonyms
WEAK
a bundle of nerves chicken fraidy-cat nervous wreck pantywaist wimp worrywart wuss
NOUN
niggler
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger nitpicker quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent
NOUN
nitpicker
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent
NOUN
pessimist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cynic
STRONG
complainer defeatist depreciator downer killjoy misanthrope sourpuss worrywart
WEAK
crepehanger gloomy party pooper prophet of doom wet blanket
Antonyms
WEAK
optimist
NOUN
quibbler
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler nitpicker scolder slanderer vilifier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

Example Sentences

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He was a constant worrier who never let the gas gauge on our secondhand Pontiac fall below three quarters full.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I'm a bit of a worrier and, also, I wasn't the loudest footballer, I wouldn't say.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

But it’s been a while and, as you might guess from her movie roles, she tends to be a bit of a worrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

Mr. Rembaum is a quiet and devoted worrier, while Mr. Post is more outgoing and carefree.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Even so, I was a worrier by nature and I couldn’t escape the feeling that anything could happen to her at any time.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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