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worry
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
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
Example Sentences
Duncan Burton, chief nursing officer for England, said it was concerning that the flu had hit early this year and the increase among children was "worrying".
Although the panelists all expressed worry about AI being used for harmful purposes if it’s unregulated, this group of older tech users is generally optimistic about an AI future.
I worry that in 50 years we’ll look more like Europe of today than America of yesterday.
"AI is damaging for small businesses, and it is taking opportunities away from designers. It's worrying when you're trying to break out in the industry," she said.
Powell and a majority of the 12 Fed officials who vote on interest rates are now more worried about the job market than they are about inflation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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