Synonyms of concerning

concerning 1 of 2

preposition

kən-ˈsər-niŋ 

as in regarding

having to do with

we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regarding
• about
• toward
• on
• of
• respecting
• with regard to
• with respect to
• in regard to
• touching
• as for
• in view of
• as regards
• in respect to
• as to
• apropos
• as far as
• apropos of
• over

concerning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of concern

1

as in covering

to have (something) as a subject matter

the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covering
• including
• pertaining (to)
• specifying
• presenting
• dealing (with)
• treating (of)
• containing
• encompassing
• offering
• mentioning
• relating (to)
• having to do with
• citing
• noting
• referring (to)
• bearing (on or upon)
• incorporating
• noticing
• alluding (to)
• touching (upon)
• naming
• appertaining (to)
• quoting
• glancing (upon)
• entailing
• adverting (to)
• embracing
• instancing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• omitting
• ignoring
• disregarding
• forgetting
• neglecting
• overlooking
• passing over
• rejecting
• brushing (aside or off)
• slurring (over)
• slighting
• overpassing
• shrugging off

2

as in affecting

to be the business or affair of

the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affecting
• involving
• touching
• relating (to)
• pertaining (to)
• applying (to)
• bearing (on)
• referring (to)
• appertaining (to)
• implicating
• embroiling
• ensnaring
• entangling

3

as in bothering

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bothering
• disturbing
• alarming
• worrying
• distracting
• plaguing
• agitating
• unsettling
• angering
• upsetting
• distressing
• haunting
• disquieting
• dismaying
• perturbing
• discomforting
• annoying
• exercising
• ailing
• derailing
• undoing
• confusing
• irritating
• unhinging
• rattling
• freaking (out)
• bugging
• embarrassing
• discomposing
• distempering
• aggravating
• fussing
• exasperating
• discouraging
• weirding out
• harassing
• vexing
• hagriding
• pestering
• flurrying
• frazzling
• disconcerting
• harrying
• fretting
• bedeviling
• piquing
• riling
• getting
• putting off
• galling
• putting out
• irking
• chafing
• confounding
• mortifying
• chivying
• discountenancing
• grating
• nettling
• disheartening
• discomfiting
• peeving
• jarring
• shaking up
• unnerving
• flustering
• daunting
• demoralizing
• dispiriting
• nonplussing
• abashing
• fazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• composing
• settling
• soothing
• quieting
• calming
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquilizing
• conciliating
• assuaging
• appeasing
• placating
• pacifying
• propitiating
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concerning

Verb

The team had gone from months of drama concerning the status of Peterson, the freshman expected to be one of the top picks in the NBA Draft, to his seemingly being healthy now after missing 11 games with a variety of health issues. —Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026

Once accepted, sensor limitations are now viewed as concerning vulnerabilities. —Etiido Uko march 14, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026

In a statement, Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC), called the report concerning but incomplete. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Mar. 2026

By contrast, University goalie Lucca Clouthier had six saves, but only one that was concerning. —Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026