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

Bird has concerns, particularly around the build-up of power around technological advancements, which push the film into surprising and exciting dystopian directions. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

By that point, family members of those on board had raised concerns about dwindling food supplies and low morale. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026

In bidding to halt Howard's execution, his attorneys had filed a motion hours earlier before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals raising concerns about the quality of Texas' execution drugs. — Jamie Stengle, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Over in the oil markets, concerns over supply disruptions slightly eased, after member states of the International Energy Agency agreed to help address rising fuel prices by prioritizing the release of diesel stocks. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Global hospitality business Hilton is acutely aware of these concerns. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

The only person willing to take Calvin’s concerns seriously is Fonda Howander (Mackenzie Davis), a marine zoologist researching out of a nearby facility. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Some Security members have expressed concerns that designating political figures would interfere in Haiti’s internal affairs, particularly with elections approaching, while others have criticized the lack of enforcement on an arms embargo. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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

Verb

However, concerns that there may be further supply disruptions in the Middle East weighed on sentiment. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Sarah Yager, the first Human Rights and Responsible Deployment Lead at OpenAI, said that concerns her. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Practical reasons also are common hindrances to leaving, one of which paradoxically concerns safety. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

That system concerns waste management, while AB 2253 focused on the claims companies voluntarily put on products. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

The case concerns a lawsuit brought by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

The case, the first of the court’s new term, concerns whether Boulder County, Colorado, can sue two fossil fuel companies in state court to reclaim damages caused by climate change. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Less than three months after the end of the World Cup, and concerns that the start of the 2030 cycle would be tame, uneventful and underwhelming — remember the fears regarding the potential staleness as a coach began a second cycle with the team? — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Why PewDiePie says OpenAI banned him The more unusual part of the announcement concerns how Ajax was trained. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026