Synonyms for Worry
ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr iwor·ry

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1. worry

   Anxiety is, according to its derivation, a choking disquiet, akin to anguish; anxiety is mental; anguish may be mental or physical; anguish is in regard to the known, anxiety in regard to the unknown; anguish is because of what has happened, anxiety because of what may happen. Anxiety refers to some future event, always suggesting hopeful possibility, and thus differing from apprehension, fear, dread, foreboding, terror, all of which may be quite despairing. In matters within our reach, anxiety always stirs the question whether something can not be done, and is thus a valuable spur to doing; in this respect it is allied to care. Foreboding, dread, etc., commonly incapacitate for all helpful thought or endeavor. Worry is a more petty, restless, and manifest anxiety; anxiety may be quiet and silent; worry is communicated to all around. Solicitude is a milder anxiety. Fretting or fretfulness is a weak complaining without thought of accomplishing or changing anything, but merely as a relief to one's own disquiet. Perplexity often involves anxiety, but may be quite free from it. A student may be perplexed regarding a translation, yet, if he has time enough, not at all anxious regarding it.

   Synonyms:
   anguish, anxiety, apprehension, care, concern, disquiet, disturbance, dread, fear, foreboding, fretfulness, fretting, misgiving, perplexity, solicitude, trouble

   Antonyms:
   apathy, assurance, calmness, carelessness, confidence, ease, light-heartedness, nonchalance, satisfaction, tranquillity

   Preposition:
   Anxiety for a friend's return; anxiety about, in regard to, or concerning the future.

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1. worry

   Synonyms:
   harass, irritate, tantalize, importune, vex, molest, annoy, tease, torment, disquiet, plague, fret

   Antonyms:
   soothe, calm, gratify, please, amuse, quiet

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1. concern, worry, headache, vexationnoun

   something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

   "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

   Synonyms:
   headache, business concern, annoying, cephalalgia, business organisation, botheration, trouble, business organization, worry, chafe, head ache, care, irritation, business, vexation, annoyance, concern, fear

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

2. worry, troubleverb

   a strong feeling of anxiety

   "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"

   Synonyms:
   fuss, trouble, worry, hassle, concern, difficulty, problem, headache, vexation, bother

   Antonyms:
   assure, reassure

3. worryverb

   be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

   "I worry about my job"

   Synonyms:
   care, interest, vex, occupy, concern

   Antonyms:
   assure, reassure

4. worry, careverb

   be concerned with

   "I worry about my grades"

   Synonyms:
   worry, deal, wish, like, care, concern, vex, give care, handle, manage, occupy, interest

   Antonyms:
   assure, reassure

5. worry, vexverb

   disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

   "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

   Synonyms:
   shake up, baffle, stick, perplex, raise up, get, nark, mystify, flummox, commove, bother, agitate, care, rile, concern, gravel, nonplus, occupy, get to, dumbfound, nettle, chafe, get at, beat, irritate, amaze, annoy, puzzle, bewilder, rag, vex, stupefy, worry, interest, stir up, disturb, pose, devil

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

6. concern, interest, occupy, worryverb

   be on the mind of

   "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

   Synonyms:
   lodge in, invade, occupy, touch, engross, care, use up, matter to, have-to doe with, worry, touch on, absorb, engage, busy, fill, come to, relate, refer, reside, interest, take, pertain, bear on, vex, concern

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

7. worryverb

   lacerate by biting

   "the dog worried his bone"

   Synonyms:
   care, interest, vex, occupy, concern

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

8. worryverb

   touch or rub constantly

   "The old man worried his beads"

   Synonyms:
   care, interest, vex, occupy, concern

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

Matched Categories

1. • Incise
   • Mind
   • Perturb
   • Rub

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1. stress

   a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

   "he's obviously under a lot of stress"

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. worryverb

   Synonyms:
   tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet

2. worryverb

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self

3. worrynoun

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm

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1. worryadjective

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, fretting, apprehension, concern, solicitude

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

2. worryverb

   Synonyms:
   harass, vex, annoy, torment, tease, fret, trouble, pester, badger, harry, importune, be anxious, be solicitous, fret

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1. List of paraphrases for "worry":

   concern, fret, fear, wory, anxiety

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1. President Barack Obama:

   This was a pretty shameful day for Washington, it came down to politics -- the worry that that vocal minority of gun owners would come after them in future elections.

2. Penelope Cruz:

   The world seems more and more divided every day, i feel it is creating a lot of general anxiety. I worry.

3. Lee Kun-hee:

   I understand even to a small degree the worry and pain that patients and their families have experienced.

4. Henry Ford:

   I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

5. Encinas Franco:

   Though a great initiative, this bill, I worry, might become somewhat a little like Duterte's war on drugs : catch whoever you can, to show the accomplishment.