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adjective

ˈwər-ēd

Definition of worried

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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verb

past tense of worry

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

Adjective

That caveat is one reason offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis isn’t too worried about the slow start offensively. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Dow, 1-day Currently, investors are worried about the Fed's decision to stay on the sidelines at the conclusion of its July 2026 meeting amid above-target inflation. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 July 2026

Verb

Fierce competition for jobs has left workers worried over spending. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Managers, worried about saying the wrong thing, avoid honest conversations about emotions altogether. — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for worried

Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried

Adjective

Baltimore City's latest crackdown on dirt bikes has some riders upset and asking for the mayor and police commissioner to meet with them.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 July 2026
The day nurse is 100 percent correct that Catherine is crashing there, but no one really seems too upset about it.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

His extradition shortly after leaving office marked a rare chance at justice for Hondurans, who feared his hold on the country's justice system would never allow a conviction on Honduran soil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
But all of them have daily feared the same fate since aggressive immigration raids swept Los Angeles and other cities across the country.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of feared

Verb

Among those alarmed by the state’s mounting repression are civil-society figures who have staunchly opposed the war with America and Israel.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
An OpenAI test that escaped its cage and alarmed the AI and cybersecurity industry attacked more than just Hugging Face, the AI platform that initially appeared to be the sole victim of the virtual lab leak.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of alarmed

Verb

Still, shares of Alphabet fell 3% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, as investors fretted about the company’s rising capital expenditures (up to $205 billion in 2026 spending) and fierce competition facing its Gemini family of AI models.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 July 2026
That’s a relief to Hollywood, which fretted that the pandemic had hampered Gen Z from developing a taste for going to the movies.

— Kelenna Onukwugha, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of fretted

Verb

As far as the Tampa Bay franchise is concerned, Caminero joined Evan Longoria (four), Carlos Pena (three) and Brandon Lowe (two) as the only players with multiple 30-homer campaigns.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The homeowner was concerned about cracks that had appeared in some 10-foot tall 6×6 vertical wood deck posts.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of concerned

Adjective

Kids who, like him, are growing up afraid and anxious because of domestic violence at home, and who need what Torre didn’t have — somewhere safe to go to for help.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
In June, a group of anxious European policy researchers issued Europe 2031, a scenario in which civilization between the Urals and the Atlantic ends up at least functionally extinct.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of anxious

Verb

Mason stressed that submitting music in Asian Pop does not exclude an artist from also being considered in the more coveted general categories such as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
But Donovan stressed that a lot can change in a five-year period, and perhaps the technology will exist that makes a turf field more appealing.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

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