as in upset
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
the soldier's father had a worried expression as he listened to the news
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as in feared
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worried
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Altman is also worried about how the federal shutdown will impact grant payments.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
In Michigan, where nearly 13% of households receive SNAP benefits, news of the pause had families, from Detroit to Interlochen, preparing to go to food pantries and worried about what's to come.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Melvin should be worried about assists and turnovers and Tre should be worried about rebounding.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Altman is also worried about how the federal shutdown will impact grant payments.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Grant is worried that food banks and civic organizations will be overwhelmed and quickly run out of food.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
In Michigan, where nearly 13% of households receive SNAP benefits, news of the pause had families, from Detroit to Interlochen, preparing to go to food pantries and worried about what's to come.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
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Mamdani's win was seen as an upset to the establishment, since the 67-year-old Cuomo is the son of a three-time New York governor and held the position himself for a decade beginning in 2011.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boise State fans could have been upset when they were upset at home by Fresno State as their season continued to slide away from them.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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There are many who thought this day would never come, who feared that we would be condemned only to a future of less with every election consigning us simply to more of the same.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gun battles erupted as part of the operation — ordered by the state’s tough-on-crime governor — which targeted one of the country’s biggest drug trafficking organizations, though bystanders are feared to have been caught in the crossfire.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kim has steered South Korea's northern neighbor closer to Russia and embarked on a large-scale military buildup that has alarmed Seoul and Tokyo.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The dogs' job on marathon day will be to calm race-day jitters at the starting line, where runners can feel overwhelmed or nervous about the trek ahead.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of nervous smiling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Generations of workers have fretted about the future of Social Security, the retirement trust fund.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even environmentalists like Al Gore who once fretted about catastrophic accidents and radioactive waste are warming to the technology.—
Brad Plumer,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Fern was about 3 months old, a vet noticed a mild heart murmur but wasn’t concerned.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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So there is some regret there, at least as far as I'm concerned.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Redirect their attention If your dog is anxious and barking in a panic, your first step is to remove them from the trigger.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Late nights and anxious supplications.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Toronto had stressed Snell in the first inning.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Kruppas were instructed to bring $50 to each visit and, Laurie stressed, they were told the donor sperm would come from a resident in the university’s medical school.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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