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

But another potential scenario has his opponents equally concerned. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

Homeowners who are concerned about if their home is at risk of flooding can visit the Floodsmart website to check its status. — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

And that’s practically tomorrow, as far as developing a payload and securing a rocket ride is concerned, right? — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, 64% said they’re concerned that bans will lead to jobs, investment, and economic growth going to other states instead. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026