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

None of the underlying concerns is new, even if the rating is. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Other parents have been actively voicing their concerns at public comments and through local advocacy. — Julianna Mejia july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

The state had raised concerns that the local water and wastewater services in rural areas of Berks and Schuylkill counties were inadequate to handle the thousands of inhabitants envisioned by the federal agency. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Safety and security concerns have once again delayed cruise ship passengers from visiting a popular port in the Caribbean. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Three years ago, the FDA determined that certain peptides should not be compounded, citing significant safety concerns, including the risk of life-threatening allergic reactions. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The coalition led by California's Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit seeking to block the merger due to antitrust concerns. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 22 July 2026

But, beyond the concerns about the future of the business and the daunting costs of the AC unit, Griffin emphasized the importance of community during a challenging time. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

That number does not trail too far behind how voters view cost of living concerns. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Verb

The evidence primarily concerns coffee consumed in customary amounts (8-10 ounces). — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The main point of divergence between the National Assembly and the Senate concerns the scope of the platforms to be banned. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026

The settlement concerns the next three ‘reporting periods’ — 2026, 2027 and 2028 — as well as the next three seasons, from 2026-27 to 2028-29, and outlines the financial position Newcastle must find themselves in at each of those junctures. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026

What concerns many people is not simply the outcome but the process. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2026

Bradač’s proof concerns off-diagonal Ramsey numbers, which allow for large differences between the size of a clique and the size of an independent set. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Lyndsy Fonseca, rapper Russ, Tom Cavanagh, Hunter King, Joseph Lee Anderson and Rob Riggle star in the indie film, which concerns a group of campers who run into a nasty, giant, prehistoric spider. — William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2026

The fourth, and maybe the most elusive, concerns self-conception. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

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