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

Republicans also have substantial concerns about the security of mail ballots and how slowly California counts its vote, while Democrats were far less concerned about those issues, the poll found. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

But Parlin said the rule may be important for rural property owners who are concerned about clusters of vacation rentals near their homes. — Haley Parsley august 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

Watching polio’s recent trajectory, though, Varghese is concerned. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

The British were concerned that the precious resource of the French fleet could have tipped the balance of the war. — Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026