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

OpenAI’s forthcoming device, rumored to be a portable smart speaker, could encounter similar eavesdropping concerns. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 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

Last week, Newsom issued his AI executive order as public concerns about the burgeoning technology have mounted amid several instances in which AI systems went rogue and attacked other platforms or went beyond the scope of their tasks. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

With Election Day being weeks away, election officials are preparing for high-stakes midterms, facing concerns that previously sounded outlandish. — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Analysts cited concerns over the underlying economics of the AI infrastructure buildout. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Yashire and Walker first voiced their concerns 26 years ago, when they were interviewed by New Nation, a newspaper for Britain’s Black community. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Dressed a black suit and a crisp white shirt, the 81-year-old joined a pretrial hearing that focused largely on scheduling concerns ahead of the trial's official start, expected in November. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Public housing residents will get a chance to voice their concerns about their homes as the city holds a series of NYCHA forums. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 16 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