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

Gwayne worries that the weapon is Corlys, whom Ormund treats somewhere between a prisoner and a guest. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Another Macomb County Democrat, Susan Hier, a grandmother of five, worries Democrats will struggle to marry competing demands as her party clashes over what kind of candidate or platform can best meet this political moment. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

What worries him is the demand that does not disappear with the supply. — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

That evolving attitude is reflected in his decision to spare Kanbei’s life, although the change of heart worries his troops, who believe he will be perceived as weak in Oda’s eyes. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Bryant worries his neighbors simply got caught up in the wrong situation. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

Any arrangement where schools pay male athletes all or most of the money could raise Title IX, Title VII and Equal Pay Act worries. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Speaking worries out loud can help ease back-to-school anxiety for parents. — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Parents, 27 July 2026

Torres worries that too much deli meat will be bad for the health of her grandchildren, ages 12, 15 and 16. — ABC News, 25 July 2026