WORRISOME Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

worrisome

adjective

ˈwər-ē-səm

Definition of worrisome

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 There are still other worrisome cost drivers, including higher healthcare costs for university employees and inflationary pressures on payroll and operations expenses. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026 If Citi is right, that has worrisome implications for hyperscalers’ data center budgets and for consumer electronics, with Apple already raising iPad and Mac prices due to memory costs. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Such moves are especially worrisome for Capital Economics, which pointed out that similar selloffs have previously only happened during bear markets like during the Asian financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the Great Financial Crisis. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026 The eastern United States is set to experience days of dangerously hot temperatures during a summer heat wave, and the days’ lows are particularly worrisome. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for worrisome

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Adjective

The film follows a man trapped inside a bar, where reality begins to unravel in increasingly disturbing ways.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
At a time when politics is so absurd and disturbing, maybe political comedy is less funny.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Definition of disturbing

Adjective

But as mainstream coverage of looksmaxxing continues and people like Clavicular are platformed by the fashion establishment, professionals across the beauty ecosystem are still uneasy.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Politics and sport have always been uneasy bedfellows, but until recently referees and other sport officials have rarely been dragged into the public discourse.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of uneasy

Adjective

But now, the idyllic Mississippi island is overcast with an unsettling pall after the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Below, Entertainment Weekly looks back at eight other unsettling encounters celebrities have had while on the job.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of unsettling

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Meditation, deep breathing, physical exercise or something as simple as doing laundry can interrupt the cycle of anxious searching.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Students are less anxious about money, less overwhelmed; their physical and mental health has improved.

— Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of anxious

Adjective

Typically, doctors are advised to discuss testosterone therapy with men who have troubling symptoms and documented low levels of the hormone on two separate blood tests.

— Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026
What’s especially troubling now is how fast margin debt has grown relative to S & P 500 returns.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of troubling

Adjective

From Newt's family making first contact with a Facehugger to a wonderfully tense sentry gun sequence, Cameron's extra footage enhances a classic.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
In years when the contract is due to be renewed, the waiting period can get tense as fears that the convention will leave San Diego often surface when organizers demand new concessions from hoteliers and the city.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of tense

Adjective

Obviously there’s day to day stuff but to me, that’s just another frightening thing about being trapped in a system.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Cortlandt Koerwitz/Instagram A family's Fourth of July outing took a frightening turn when a bear charged at a father outside his Lake Tahoe vacation home after startling his daughters.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of frightening

Adjective

Some nervous observers are going so far as to swear off salads and other raw fruits and vegetables until the outbreak has run its course.

— Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
But Griffin’s recent donation to Moody is not the only indication Republicans could be more nervous about Florida than the Senate races in other bright-red states.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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