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

The third concerns the changing fortunes of the work and the field (the two being inseparable), including ownership and the fate of Shift since the artist’s death, in 2024. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

There are a lot of concerns, especially because the hub of AI in this country is here in California. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The warning comes as Baltic military exercises expand and European leaders raise concerns about Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks amid the war in Ukraine. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

In Argentina, despite a burgeoning hydrocarbon sector, higher energy costs have renewed inflation concerns and created a headache for Milei, whose disapproval rating spiked to 63 percent in late April, up from 49 percent at the start of the year. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

But with the concerns surrounding high-profile security breaches escalating, and public sentiment toward AI companies turning decidedly sour heading into the November midterm elections, calls for regulation are only likely to grow louder. — Ari Levy, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Their presence raises concerns that a system designed to salvage nutrients can also recycle pollutants. — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

But after Dougan raised the concerns, the lawsuit says, his superiors took disciplinary action against him. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

The new political leadership will also face pressure to address everyday concerns, including jobs, wages and the cost of living. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

There is precedent for this, though precedent might not be the right word given it concerns future events. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Meta glasses become hearing aids The more unexpected announcement concerns Meta’s non-VR glasses. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

What concerns me more is how quickly the technology is progressing. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

This article concerns a customer reporting a fall to a private store, not an employee reporting a workplace injury. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

What concerns Lee and Chhatwal the most are people between the ages of 50 and 64 — members of Generation X and the youngest Baby Boomers— who continue to drink at rates higher than before the pandemic. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Bysiewicz told The Connecticut Mirror that concerns about affordability are a factor in the universal lunch conversation. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

And now concerns Georgia Republicans have long voiced are getting national play. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Aero Plantation’s roads are privately owned and maintained by the neighborhood, a distinction residents cited in explaining why outside traffic concerns them. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026