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worried
Synonyms and Antonyms of worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty the soldier's father had a worried expression as he listened to the news Synonyms of worried aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, nervousWords Related to worried aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spookyNear Antonyms of worried confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlledAntonyms of worried calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed
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