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
Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Investors are worried about a spike in oil prices, which could cause inflation to surge.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The proposal drew opposition from environmentalists, worried about the impacts LNG projects could have on marine mammals and biodiversity in the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Investors are worried over how long the war with Iran could last, how high inflation may go because of more expensive oil and how much damage that might do to corporate profits.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Investors are worried about a spike in oil prices, which could cause inflation to surge.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
Business groups, including the Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach chambers of commerce, worried the change would hurt Broward businesses and give Miami-Dade and Monroe counties an unfair advantage, particularly with tourists.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The proposal drew opposition from environmentalists, worried about the impacts LNG projects could have on marine mammals and biodiversity in the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
Adjective
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The Frogs made enough big shots in the final minutes to prevent another upset.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, other kids of the same age range might be more upset by the violence and harsh realities of nature—especially the ruthless and brutal of hierarchy of nature during the dinosaur years.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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The arrival of both the first and second stages marks a defiant comeback for an RFA that many feared would be grounded indefinitely by its 2024 setback.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, one of Iran’s most powerful and feared organizations, pledged full obedience to the new leader in a statement.—
Josh Wingrove,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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But though an -itis can sound intense, there’s still no reason to be alarmed (or, again, to rub your eyes).—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Rinehart’s comments alarmed some AP journalists.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The across-the-board beat may help settle a nervous investor base, at least for the time being, as Oracle’s results and backlog point to a continuing surge in demand for AI infrastructure.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Projections by Paramount’s management team that at least $6 billion in cost savings will result from the merger have made all of Hollywood nervous, but especially the workforce at WBD.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Cybersecurity stocks dropped for a second day on Monday as investors fretted over new artificial intelligence security tools that threaten to displace the sector's longstanding business models.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ahead of the splashy announcement, her government staffers privately fretted over its political nature potentially opening the city up to liability, according to Banuelos.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The board adds its input, then shares a version with the individuals concerned.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Throughout his years of development, Connor Hines was concerned that nobody was even going to notice his passion project.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The film is at its best building tension and showing us just how anxious life is under dictatorial rule.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The anxious impatience of being en route has permeated cootie catcher’s music since their earliest releases in 2021.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2026
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Atom Power isn’t pivoting to data centers so much as expanding in the industry, Atom Power leaders stressed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Denver event, like so much art of the early 2020s, was born of postponements, fits and starts, tests, masks, stressed performers and all the other COVID restrictions and scrambled audience perceptions.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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