WORRIES Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

worries

verb

present tense third-person singular of worry

as in fears

to experience concern or anxiety they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved

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as in concerns

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy those strange noises outside the house worry me

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Recent Examples of worries Instead, the market worries whether such high growth has already been fully priced into stock values or is approaching a growth inflection point. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The beekeeper worries the new warehouse-like facilities will raise his utility bills or change the local environment. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Rishi Naik of Vanderbilt University Medical Center worries users could confuse this data with cancer screening and skip real tests. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Schafer also worries about the increasing strain all these new international tournaments are placing on the best players. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Suter says the mental strain has been overwhelming, and worries people in the community will stop seeing her as a credible fundraiser. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Red velvet cake, but no happy surprises Cristi McGarey’s family often worries about the impact of what has felt like an unending deployment on her 22-year-old son. — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Szydlowski worries lawmakers will be similarly slow to react to threats from Meta glasses. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

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Now, Bartko fears death in a Kansas prison cell or deportation to Belarus, where her friends have been prosecuted as political agitators.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, fears that advances in AI will supercharge hacking campaigns are being realized as rogue elements increasingly deploy large language models to break into organizations around the world.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fears

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The issue, also affecting manufacturers like Xiaomi and Xpeng, concerns unsafe emergency door-release systems.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
However, as someone who has been studying Antarctic krill ecology and their role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem for 16 years, what currently concerns me most is how locally concentrated that harvest has become.

— Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of concerns

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The warmer weather also dries out the soil and stresses plants, especially those in drought-prone regions such as the West and the Southwest.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Consequently, Aydemir stresses that silk denim is aimed more at premium and fashion-forward segments rather than utility markets, which inherently limits its range of applications.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of stresses

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That sequencing bothers people who’ve spent careers being told that data systems need privacy protections designed in, not bolted on after a scandal.

— Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Kurt's key takeaways What bothers me most about this scam is that criminals are going after people who may have the fewest options to protect themselves.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bothers

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As the industry frets about consolidation, the slow decline of entertainment on broadcast TV in favor of live sports is yet another way Hollywood’s creative class is getting squeezed.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Kate, for her part, frets that her grieving husband is lacking male companionship.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of frets

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That prospect alarms those in Europe, who fear FIFA could increasingly challenge their competitions for space on an already overcrowded calendar.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026

Definition of alarms

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Traffic between somebody else's router and somebody else's laptop, say in a random coffee shop or an airport, can provide the radio field that your body disturbs to create your specific signature.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

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