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
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Yet, DeMarco isn’t too worried about the Liberty’s newest star.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Daniel Payne, STAT, 7 May 2026
Democrats have worried that their crowded field could result in two Republicans advancing, which would be a historic calamity for the party.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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Adjective
The couple worried about being able to travel without his husband’s ID.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Yet, DeMarco isn’t too worried about the Liberty’s newest star.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Verb
His departure comes amid a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has experts worried and that has captured the public’s attention.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 7 May 2026
Democrats have worried that their crowded field could result in two Republicans advancing, which would be a historic calamity for the party.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
Adjective
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Quenneville was the next huge piece of the puzzle, and the three-time Stanley Cup winner as a head coach has guided the Ducks to a first-round postseason upset.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The Minnesota Timberwolves, or what is left of them, also advanced with an upset win against the Denver Nuggets.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Black voters who feared losing representation in Congress opposed that request and argued the justices should instead hold onto their April 29 ruling until after the election because voting in the primary had already begun.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Like so many in her field, The Ohio State University oncologist Ning Jin is alarmed by the number of patients in their 30s and 40s with late-stage cancer in their lower digestive tract.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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The casual acknowledgement of brushing off offers of bribes alarmed some Republican activists, who will endorse a candidate for governor at their state convention on May 16.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the draft room, Bisciotti looked nervous as the pick approached, worried another team — or even his own GM — might snag Randall.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some nervous Democrats and their allies worry that language could thwart installation of a Democratic majority in the next Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And many, in a district in which more than 86% of students are low-income, fretted about feeding their kids.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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On a recent morning, Alexandre Joseph, 35, fretted about his family’s future in a loud voice, attracting the attention of passersby in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.—
Evens Sanon,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Still, positive job growth and a solid unemployment rate could prompt a Federal Reserve that has been concerned with slowing in the labor market to turn its attention back to inflation as an extended conflict in the Middle East pushes prices higher.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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But after two low sea ice records in a row, scientists are becoming concerned.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Speech is converted to text, processed by a language model, and passed through a personality layer designed to mimic C-3PO’s formal, anxious tone.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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The sixth Kathy is an anxious traveler.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Like his older siblings, Beau said his father always stressed the importance of caring for the environment and having a strong work ethic.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The hospital stressed that the patient is asymptomatic and that the testing is a precaution.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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