worried

Examples

• All

• - I'm worried about Daddy.

  Of Things Past (2023)

• - I'm worried about her.

  Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)

• People who get worried want to change things.

• I was worried someone could see me.

  Return to Sender (2022)

• Sweetheart, I'm worried about you.

  Fall (2022)

• The Welsh government was among organizations worried about pressures on staff time and resources.

  Academic text (2011)

• Hon, I can't tell you how worried I am about Raymond.

  The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

• Everything is doing well, I tell him, but I'm worried about late blight in the tomatoes.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The proponents of Global Zero are rightly worried about the renewed spread of nuclear weapons.

  Academic text (2011)

• I was worried about the upcoming exam and studied late into the night.

Synonyms

C

concerned

vsworried

∞ 2.2

Worried about something or showing care for someone

is a general feeling of anxiety without special care or solicitude

U

upset

vsworried

∞ 1.0

Feeling sad or worried because something bad happened

is anxiety that may exist before or after an unpleasant event

N

nervous

vsworried

∞ 1.3

Feeling worried and easily frightened

is broader anxiety not necessarily linked to sensitivity or excitement

A

anxious

vsworried

230 2.7

Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen

is similar but can be milder or less future focused

B

bothered

vsworried

113 1.6

Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something

is stronger anxiety focused on a specific problem or threat

U

uneasy

vsworried

92 3.2

You feel worried and not relaxed

is direct anxiety or concern rather than general unease

A

agitated

vsworried

84 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

is inward anxiety that may not show as visible restlessness

A

alarmed

vsworried

81 2.2

Suddenly afraid or worried because you think something bad might happen

shows calmer steady concern rather than a sudden reaction

O

on edge

vsworried

• Informal

79 4.3

Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried

is general anxiety without the constant high tension or irritability

A

apprehensive

vsworried

33 5.0

Feeling worried that something bad will happen

is general anxiety or concern not necessarily about future danger

D

disquieted

vsworried

1 7.0

Feeling worried and uneasy about something

is clearer anxiety about a known issue rather than vague unrest

Antonyms

C

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

U

unconcerned

16 3.9

Not worried or showing little interest

How Worried

panicked

54 4.6

anxious

230 2.7

worried

∞ 1.0

concerned

∞ 2.2

uneasy

92 3.2

calm

680 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology