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

Rogers struggled during a July 9 meeting to assuage disability advocates' concerns about potential bureaucratic dysfunction caused by the shift, USA TODAY previously reported. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Players have revealed their concerns about harassment and death threats reaching a traumatizing level. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

New York — Global oil prices are back at $100 per barrel, rising to their highest levels since July as fighting in the Middle East raises concerns about prolonged disruptions to oil supply. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

To address concerns, the city has added flashing lights to the rims of its stop signs over the years. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

In the bond space, benchmark borrowing costs around the world are extending multi-decade highs as inflation concerns and debt levels keep investors on edge. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

For the second day in a row, an ozone alert has been issued for the Kansas City area as a late-summer heat wave continues to raise concerns about unhealthy air, according to the Mid-America Regional Council. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Pedestrian access to the CATS station was among several concerns Priest cited. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Affordability concerns have dominated the political debate this year. — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Verb

The impact of food recalls The FDA issued 26 food recall notices in August, and 94% of Americans say the frequency of recalls concerns them. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Cao’s deeper subject here concerns the wagers people make on their futures and, by extension, the ways risk is deferred and abstracted in our gamified, appified, casino-like present. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Although the litigation primarily concerns the sports and gaming industries, its resolution could influence a broader range of industries whose practices intersect with both federal and state laws. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026

The name change concerns a lake, where environmental protection, water management and restoration depend on long-standing cross-border cooperation. — Shane Colpoys, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026

The issue, also affecting manufacturers like Xiaomi and Xpeng, concerns unsafe emergency door-release systems. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

However, as someone who has been studying Antarctic krill ecology and their role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem for 16 years, what currently concerns me most is how locally concentrated that harvest has become. — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Anything that concerns Israel is bound to receive pushback right now. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

That concerns me more than the number of studio names on an organizational chart. — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026