Synonyms of concerns

concerns 1 of 2

noun

plural of concern

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

several banking concerns in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• companies
• firms
• interests
• houses
• enterprises
• businesses
• corporations
• associations
• agencies
• establishments
• outfits
• trusts
• dealers
• outlets
• conglomerates
• chains
• multinationals
• cartels
• syndicates
• combines
• microenterprises

concerns

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of concern

1

as in covers

to have (something) as a subject matter

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covers
• pertains (to)
• presents
• includes
• treats (of)
• has to do with
• deals (with)
• specifies
• encompasses
• relates (to)
• offers
• contains
• refers (to)
• instances
• mentions
• notices
• bears (on or upon)
• notes
• cites
• appertains (to)
• touches (upon)
• names
• alludes (to)
• quotes
• incorporates
• entails
• adverts (to)
• embraces
• glances (upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excludes
• omits
• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• forgets
• overlooks
• rejects
• passes over
• slights
• slurs (over)
• brushes (aside or off)
• overpasses
• shrugs off

2

as in affects

to be the business or affair of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affects
• involves
• touches
• relates (to)
• pertains (to)
• applies (to)
• refers (to)
• bears (on)
• implicates
• appertains (to)
• embroils
• ensnares
• entangles

3

as in worries

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

• worries
• alarms
• bothers
• disturbs
• distracts
• angers
• unsettles
• upsets
• distresses
• haunts
• plagues
• agitates
• dismays
• discomforts
• annoys
• disquiets
• ails
• freaks (out)
• exercises
• confuses
• discomposes
• irritates
• perturbs
• derails
• unhinges
• flurries
• rattles
• distempers
• bugs
• undoes
• fusses
• weirds out
• frazzles
• exasperates
• embarrasses
• aggravates
• irks
• hagrides
• peeves
• vexes
• discourages
• harasses
• piques
• riles
• chafes
• grates
• frets
• harries
• bedevils
• pesters
• discomfits
• flusters
• nettles
• puts off
• disconcerts
• confounds
• shakes up
• discountenances
• galls
• puts out
• abashes
• chivies
• mortifies
• gets
• daunts
• dispirits
• nonpluses
• unnerves
• fazes
• jars
• disheartens
• demoralizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothes
• calms
• quiets
• settles
• composes
• alleviates
• allays
• assuages
• tranquilizes
• appeases
• pacifies
• placates
• mollifies
• conciliates
• propitiates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concerns

Noun

Lightning, gusty winds and heavy downpours are the primary concerns. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Data center projects have been shrouded in secrecy and marked by breathtaking indifference to residents’ concerns. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

A couple in the town raised Fourth Amendment concerns after the device was positioned in a way that looked directly toward their home. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, OpenAI has reportedly had the capacity to watermark ChatGPT text for years, but has not done so — reporting from the Wall Street Journal attributed that to concerns including false positives and competitive risk. — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

However, with his involvement in pre-season limited, concerns about his readiness to slot in immediately are understandable. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

In his letter, Raskin also raised antitrust concerns, while noting the ongoing state AGs’ lawsuit. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Several agricultural trade groups where Taylor Farms executives served in leadership positions over the years had raised concerns about the program or lobbied for it to be defunded. — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

The district, which previously favored Democrats, now tilts toward Republicans, and some Memphis voters have raised concerns that their representation has been diminished. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

By identifying exactly what the frustration concerns before reacting, leaders are more likely to channel emotion toward fixing broken systems instead of attacking individuals. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Some users may not want their Twitch content used to train Amazon AI because of a lack of financial benefit, concerns that AI could cannibalize their business, or an aversion to the broader Amazon conglomerate. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Instead, the language concerns the athlete being a student, meeting academic requirements, not being a professional and playing no more than five years past age 24. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

The final conspicuous gap concerns the debate over the nature of machine intelligence. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

The incident highlighted in the declassified materials, however, concerns the security of voter registration information rather than ballots or vote tabulation. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

The bank says the dispute concerns a contract and an anti-money-laundering review. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Although the visit officially concerns bilateral relations, Anutin declared during a visit to Indonesia on Tuesday that a peaceful and stable Myanmar is essential to ASEAN unity and regional stability. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Neither paper has been peer-reviewed, and the result concerns a specialized corner of quantum cryptography known as unclonable encryption. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 31 July 2026