1
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
However, for most people, an increase in blood glucose isn’t too worrisome.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
The state of the environment is worrisome and the declining bird populations over past decades is absolutely a sign of change for the worse.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
Boone made an observation before Sunday’s finale that could be worrisome no matter who his club might face in a potential wild-card showdown.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Brent Beasley, the Fort Worth Education Partnership’s executive director, said the fact that such a small share of the city’s public school students go on to earn a college degree or certificate is a worrisome sign.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
The state of the environment is worrisome and the declining bird populations over past decades is absolutely a sign of change for the worse.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025
Boone made an observation before Sunday’s finale that could be worrisome no matter who his club might face in a potential wild-card showdown.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Brent Beasley, the Fort Worth Education Partnership’s executive director, said the fact that such a small share of the city’s public school students go on to earn a college degree or certificate is a worrisome sign.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worrisome
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Her black-and-white paintings mixed cartoon characters with psychological complexities resulting in sometimes-disturbing interpretations of pop icons.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ask them to retell their experience watching it The best thing to do when a child sees something disturbing is to talk about it.—
Robyn Koslowitz,
Parents,
19 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, Stewart admitted the thought left him uneasy.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This stirs an uneasy thought in the astrobiologist’s mind.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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The experience has been unsettling.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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But there’s something genuinely unsettling about watching Katherine get stalked by the bubbles from her bath or the room itself somehow teleport around the hotel; if nothing else, the suite is certainly one of the season’s more unusual villains.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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Usman is anxious about the fate of her surviving twin, who is 18 months old and in need of nutritional treatment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The uncertainty has left some players on the Valkyries anxious going into this year’s expansion draft.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The statement, which many are calling inflammatory and deeply troubling, has sparked intense backlash online, with critics accusing Ye of further distancing himself from the Black community.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The dramatic rise in unemployment among Americans under 25—especially recent graduates—has become one of the most troubling economic headlines of 2025.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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Following a tense summit in July hosted by Beijing, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said that leaders had agreed to an improved mechanism for Chinese exports of rare earth minerals to the bloc.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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After an announcement trailer back in May, many were wondering whether this tense first-person action-horror game would disembark on the current-gen Xbox consoles as well.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The frightening illness took place just two weeks after he was named MVP of his little league baseball team.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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As the frightening futures foretold grow nearer, the details are also growing more precise.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nearly nine out of 10 institutional investors (89%) are nervous about investing in bitcoin due to its record-breaking growth, fearing losses from buying at all-time highs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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One new attorney who joined his program started with little knowledge and was nervous about joining.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Worrisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worrisome. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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