Synonyms of worries

worries

verb

present tense third-person singular of worry

1

as in fears

to experience concern or anxiety

they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fears
• stresses
• frets
• troubles
• fusses
• sweats
• bothers
• stews
• agonizes
• gives a hang
• sweats blood
• longs
• yearns
• despairs
• pines
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• takes
• endures
• bears
• sustains
• tolerates
• sticks out
• abides
• stomachs

2

as in concerns

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

those strange noises outside the house worry me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concerns
• bothers
• alarms
• disturbs
• distracts
• angers
• unsettles
• distresses
• upsets
• haunts
• plagues
• agitates
• annoys
• dismays
• disquiets
• discomforts
• ails
• freaks (out)
• confuses
• irritates
• perturbs
• derails
• unhinges
• undoes
• exercises
• discomposes
• fusses
• flurries
• rattles
• frazzles
• distempers
• bugs
• exasperates
• embarrasses
• aggravates
• weirds out
• irks
• vexes
• hagrides
• discourages
• peeves
• chafes
• riles
• harasses
• frets
• piques
• pesters
• harries
• bedevils
• flusters
• grates
• nettles
• disconcerts
• confounds
• discomfits
• puts off
• mortifies
• gets
• puts out
• galls
• fazes
• shakes up
• daunts
• discountenances
• unnerves
• abashes
• chivies
• disheartens
• jars
• demoralizes
• dispirits
• nonpluses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms
• soothes
• quiets
• settles
• composes
• alleviates
• allays
• assuages
• tranquilizes
• appeases
• pacifies
• placates
• mollifies
• propitiates
• conciliates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of worries

What worries her is that such existential fears could distract from present harms the technology is already causing, such as AI deepfakes, mental health challenges and the potential for job loss. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Eviction laws vary by state, but Batko worries that defaulting on even a single rent payment in some states can mean losing one's housing. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Thabet also worries about his sister, who hasn't been able to afford her diabetes medication for over a month. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Stocks have gone too long without a proper shakeup, worries Bank of America. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

That’s ultimately why Tao’s and Buckmaster’s worries about what AI is doing to mathematics research matters far more than Buckmaster’s specific accusations against OpenAI’s tactics in this particular case. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Ortega worries about what happens to the children left behind. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

While her family loves the sport, the Baldwin City resident often worries about her kids playing in high temperatures. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter? — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026