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

City officials didn’t respond Wednesday to any of the complaints and concerns raised by the hoteliers. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

That raised concerns that the region could tip back into a war that would engulf several countries and could halt energy shipments through the strait that are crucial for the global economy. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Demonstrators raised concerns that Levin-Richmond Terminal is ill equipped to handle the raw sugar. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The research aims to address concerns about widespread access and inform policymakers on regulation and harm reduction strategies, given the rise in problem gambling, including among college students. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Shannon, a formidable progressive organizer and activist, had spoken forcefully about her concerns on social media, and on her Substack and in her podcast. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Castro said the incident reflected broader concerns about immigration enforcement operations. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Anthropic said in a blog post this week that the government's concerns were sparked by a report from cybersecurity researchers at Amazon, Anthropic's primary cloud computing provider. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

During those talks, the two countries will discuss rules of origin, intellectual property and concerns surrounding Mexico's compliance with labor obligations, the senior administration official said. — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Verb

Another issue with the heat index concerns the way that it’s calculated. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

That case concerns a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that broadly shields members of such boards from being fired at will, in order to protect them from partisan interference. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

What concerns me is that many yung people are not indoctrinated about what the flag means. — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

However, the most noteworthy information in the report concerns the Florida spaceport, where demand from SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicles is expected to stress NASA. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026

The show concerns itself with events that unfold some 200 years before those shown in Game of Thrones. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026

Yet the larger omission in the STAT article concerns outcomes. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026

One example concerns the theft of approximately 30 firearms from Epstein's Zorro Ranch property in New Mexico. — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 19 June 2026

So that is one of the things that absolutely concerns me, as someone who has gas in my tank or money in my pocket. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026