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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
Hoey worries the lack of face-to-face consultations with a pharmacist at the kiosks can introduce certain risks for patients.
Those worried the good times might not last are pointing to recent blowups in the credit world.
And the fight is colliding with a slowing economy, in which businesses and households were already worried over tariffs, changes to immigration rules and earlier cuts to government spending.
Now, Sybil isn’t just worried about having the perfect Christmas, she’s worried about whether she did her job as a mother successfully, and if there’s any time left to change what’s already written.
Despite her mother’s concern that it could be a serious injury, Reimer — who is a dance instructor in St. Louis, Mo. — was more worried about a potential bill from urgent care.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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