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
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The set on this particular evening was Times Square, and Coben was worried.
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Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
However, Lviv was pushing in favor of a local Kyiv court, a move that worried Polish investors seeking independent legal protections.
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Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Adjective
For those who are worried, this might help to quell fears.
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Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The set on this particular evening was Times Square, and Coben was worried.
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Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
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London — On Tuesday, investors were dumping AI stocks, worried that frothy valuations may be running away from reality.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
However, Lviv was pushing in favor of a local Kyiv court, a move that worried Polish investors seeking independent legal protections.
—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
Adjective
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Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
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This is an odd thing to be upset about.
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It was initially feared that the 29-year-old Mainz defender would miss the rest of the World Cup.
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Government officials feared that housing so many prisoners could create security problems and heighten fears among Americans at home.
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Hordes of soccer fans wearing Mexico and South Korea jerseys were walking down Olympic Boulevard energized but not alarmed in any way.
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That alarmed some lawmakers about the risk of assessments on the rest of the market.
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Oprah selected it for her book club; at her compound in Montecito, Whitehead was so nervous that her staff insisted on blow-drying the damp patches of his dress shirt before they were introduced.
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The low unemployment rate had made many economists nervous, including some on the Fed.
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In it, Heuermann complained about jail food and exercise conditions and fretted that guards might be reading his mail.
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Ever since the proposal was first brought forward, local officials have fretted over its potential impacts on operations and services — albeit with an incomplete picture of its impacts.
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Manco only reluctantly starts carrying a gun after his first robbery, concerned that doing so would only lead to more violence.
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Forecasters are concerned with the possibility of heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding in northern Arkansas Friday night into Saturday, according to a briefing from the National Weather Service.
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Though fans are anxious to see Andrade return to more events, her job in Rio is done.
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Homeless, his body torn, Odysseus needs to get back to her and Telemachus, his anxious son, and to clean up the mess.
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Though Kim stressed the new warship was a completely domestic product, Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said the pace of shipbuilding could indicate otherwise.
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Shipment goals signal commercial readiness At the Munich event, CATL stressed that the product is now past the demonstration stage.
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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