Synonyms of concerned

concerned 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in worried

Related Words

• worried
• preoccupied
• engaged
• involved
• anxious
• occupied
• engrossed
• absorbed
• distracted
• obsessed
• prepossessed
• knee-deep
• happy
• full
• impassioned
• passionate
• foolish
• fervent
• ardent
• hung up
• feverish
• nuts
• silly
• fervid
• crazy
• dotty

Dissimilar Words

• unconcerned
• disinterested
• indifferent
• uninterested
• detached
• casual
• cool
• apathetic
• dispassionate
• uninvolved
• nonchalant
• unenthusiastic
• incurious
• insouciant
• uncurious

2

as in sympathetic

Related Words

• sympathetic
• considerate
• solicitous
• caring
• attentive
• benevolent
• kind
• compassionate
• kindly
• thoughtful
• helpful
• humane
• beneficent
• understanding
• softhearted
• cordial
• patient
• good-hearted
• magnanimous
• generous
• kindhearted
• liberal
• hospitable
• charitable
• unselfish
• altruistic
• humanitarian
• selfless
• benignant
• brotherly
• philanthropic
• tenderhearted
• devoted
• warmhearted
• neighborly
• loving
• affectionate
• munificent
• noble
• fond
• greathearted
• nice
• openhearted
• freehanded
• adoring
• tender

Dissimilar Words

• indifferent
• distant
• dry
• unconcerned
• reserved
• remote
• detached
• aloof
• antisocial
• cool
• uncaring
• pitiless
• standoffish
• unfeeling
• unbending
• offish
• frosty
• uninvolved
• disaffected
• cold
• unfriendly
• hard-hearted
• ruthless
• frigid
• callous
• cold-eyed
• heartless
• unromantic
• soulless
• unsentimental
• cold-blooded
• unloving
• hard-boiled

3

as in interested

Related Words

• interested
• questioning
• quizzical
• interrogative
• meddling
• intrusive
• inquisitorial
• interfering
• obtrusive
• meddlesome
• officious
• inquisitive
• inquisitional
• curious
• nosy
• prying
• snoopy

Dissimilar Words

• indifferent
• disinterested
• unconcerned
• uninterested
• incurious
• apathetic
• uncurious

concerned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of concern

1

as in covered

to have (something) as a subject matter

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covered
• included
• presented
• specified
• treated (of)
• mentioned
• contained
• dealt (with)
• encompassed
• offered
• pertained (to)
• noted
• noticed
• related (to)
• referred (to)
• cited
• had to do with
• bore (on or upon)
• quoted
• named
• touched (upon)
• alluded (to)
• incorporated
• glanced (upon)
• entailed
• appertained (to)
• adverted (to)
• embraced
• instanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• omitted
• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• overlooked
• forgot
• rejected
• passed over
• brushed (aside or off)
• slighted
• slurred (over)
• overpassed
• shrugged off

2

as in affected

to be the business or affair of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affected
• involved
• touched
• related (to)
• applied (to)
• referred (to)
• bore (on)
• implicated
• pertained (to)
• embroiled
• appertained (to)
• ensnared
• entangled

3

as in alarmed

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

• worried
• alarmed
• bothered
• disturbed
• distracted
• upset
• unsettled
• agitated
• angered
• annoyed
• dismayed
• plagued
• distressed
• haunted
• perturbed
• disquieted
• discomforted
• confused
• irritated
• exercised
• derailed
• unhinged
• discomposed
• frazzled
• embarrassed
• freaked (out)
• flurried
• ailed
• rattled
• fussed
• weirded out
• distempered
• undid
• exasperated
• bugged
• irked
• aggravated
• peeved
• discouraged
• vexed
• harassed
• hagrode
• harried
• piqued
• riled
• nettled
• pestered
• fretted
• flustered
• disconcerted
• nonplussed
• mortified
• chafed
• put off
• put out
• bedeviled
• galled
• grated
• fazed
• got
• confounded
• discomfited
• abashed
• chivied
• discountenanced
• jarred
• daunted
• unnerved
• disheartened
• shook up
• demoralized
• dispirited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• composed
• calmed
• quieted
• soothed
• alleviated
• allayed
• assuaged
• appeased
• tranquilized
• placated
• mollified
• pacified
• conciliated
• propitiated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concerned

Adjective

Many commenters are concerned about the lack of due process and the financial interests tied to private prisons. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Russia has been targeting presses and publishing houses across Ukraine for the past month, in a campaign that’s increasingly concerned with decimating Ukrainian culture. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

But further restrictions on the site, which many longtime Reddit users prefer over regular Reddit for its look, layout, homepage feed, and familiarity, have people concerned that Reddit will shutter Old Reddit one day. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

But the idea of a sequel then seemed to be treated seriously, at least as far as Neville was concerned. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026