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worried

adjective

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, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight

Words 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, spooky

Phrases Synonymous with worried

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms of worried

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of worried

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

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