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as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
the patient's erratic behavior has become increasingly worrisome
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as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
worrisome looks passed between the two coworkers as the personnel manager began to enumerate the company's financial woes
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Recent Examples of worrisome
That statement is worrisome on two levels.
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond the potential loss of Social Security numbers, names, addresses and credit card information, victims of health care data breaches also risk much more worrisome losses, experts said.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
Points per game Matt Savoie is off the pace and is especially worrisome at five-on-five.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The most worrisome downpours arrive around the stroke of midnight and will last through noon on New Year’s Day.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond the potential loss of Social Security numbers, names, addresses and credit card information, victims of health care data breaches also risk much more worrisome losses, experts said.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
Points per game Matt Savoie is off the pace and is especially worrisome at five-on-five.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The most worrisome downpours arrive around the stroke of midnight and will last through noon on New Year’s Day.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worrisome
Adjective
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Some of those revelations are deeply disturbing.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Chalk the moves up to uneasy investors.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kelly and King shake things up around the half-hour mark by venturing into the real world, where Grace (Cristin Milioti), the mother of two boys unusually far apart in age, starts being overcome by uneasy feelings about a cold dark void.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If the devoted nun resembles the raving patient, does that not justify locking them away, protecting ourselves from their unsettling power?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the many unsettling images to emerge from the recent ICE surge in Minneapolis was that of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, in his blue bunny hat, standing in the January cold with the hand of a federal officer gripping his Spider-Man backpack.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Flat, calm but earnest, mildly anxious, blunted, volatile.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Times of Troy survey After an anxious few weeks for Trojan fans, USC finally has its next defensive coordinator.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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More troubling news has emerged in the case of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even more troubling, the prosecutor — who has ties to Trump allies — received a special appointment from Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate election fraud cases nationwide, according to Bloomberg Law.—
Barbara McQuade,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tempers flared during a recent pair of NBA games, and both contests were marred by tense clashes between players.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Unnervingly tense, Ringu still holds up today as a watch-between-your-fingers favorite.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But that depiction was picked apart by a vast array of online onlookers, from law enforcement experts to ordinary Instagram users, some of whom replayed the videos frame by frame and zoomed in to show the episode in frightening detail.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The news this week that CPW employees are facing a variety of threats from radical elements in both groups of Coloradans strikes us as ironic sad — and frightening.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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New York — A nervous mood swept through markets Tuesday as stocks stumbled and bitcoin hit its lowest level since November 2024.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Glasser was still nervous (as if a last-minute, late-night trip to Staples wasn’t enough to wear on her nerves).—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Worrisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worrisome. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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