Synonyms for concern
kənˈsɜrncon·cern

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1. concernverb

   To be of importance to.

   Synonyms:
   interest

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1. concern

   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, disquiet, disturbance, dread, fear, foreboding, fretfulness, fretting, misgiving, perplexity, solicitude, trouble, worry

   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. concern

   Synonyms:
   interest, regard, anxiety, matter, affair, institution, solicitude, moment, regret, sympathy, sorrow

   Antonyms:
   indifference, disregard, carelessness, congratulation, chuckling

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1. concernnoun

   something that interests you because it is important or affects you

   "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"

   Synonyms:
   fear, business organisation, worry, care, business, business organization, business concern, headache, vexation

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

2. concern, care, fearnoun

   an anxious feeling

   "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

   Synonyms:
   headache, business concern, fright, business organisation, aid, worry, tending, fearfulness, upkeep, business organization, veneration, precaution, forethought, caution, awe, reverence, care, charge, tutelage, guardianship, business, vexation, maintenance, attention, fear

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

3. concernnoun

   a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

   "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

   Synonyms:
   fear, business organisation, worry, care, business, business organization, business concern, headache, vexation

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

4. 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, fear

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

5. business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisationverb

   a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

   "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

   Synonyms:
   headache, business concern, business sector, business organisation, business organization, line of work, business enterprise, worry, job, byplay, care, stage business, commercial enterprise, line, patronage, occupation, business, vexation, clientele, fear

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

6. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, pertain, appertain, continue, impact, mend, worry, link, refer, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, relate, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, bear on, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, come to, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

7. 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

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Interest
   • Sympathy

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1. concernverb

   Synonyms:
   affect, interest, touch, regard, relate to, belong to, pertain to, bear upon, be of importance to

2. concernverb

   Synonyms:
   trouble, make anxious, make uneasy

3. concernnoun

   Synonyms:
   matter, business, affair, transaction

4. concernnoun

   Synonyms:
   importance, interest, moment, consequence, weight

5. concernnoun

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, solicitude, care, carefulness

6. concernnoun

   Synonyms:
   firm, house, establishment

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1. concernnoun

   Synonyms:
   business, affair, moment, importance, interest, weight, consequence, solicitude, anxiety, uneasiness care, firm, house, company, partnership

   Antonyms:
   unconcern, inconsequence

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1. List of paraphrases for "concern":

   preoccupation, concerns, interest, anxiety, worry, disquiet, attention, fear, unease, gold, problem, relate, concerned, worries, apprehension, alarm, affect, care

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1. List of known nicknames for "Concern":

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1. Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr:

   The problem with these drinks is there are a lot of ingredientsbeing added to them, some that have beenused before in this way and others that have not, and it’s the mixture that’s the concern.

2. Francesco Rocca:

   In this moment, some countries are not giving enough importance to the role of mulilateralism and this is a concern.

3. Ken Paxton:

   The president’s revised immigration order is constitutional, lawful, addresses the 9thCircuit’s concerns and is a vital step in securing our borders, a temporary pause in the national refugee program will give the government time to review and determine how we can improve the screening process for foreign nationals seeking to enter the U.S. from six countries designated as ‘countries of concern’.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   The fact that they now have assistance for state and local government was a big concern for us and that is -- my understanding -- is now in the bill. Unemployment insurance was almost right from the start agreed that we would have it, but the scope of it was enlarged and we are very pleased with where it is, many of the provisions in there have been greatly improved because of negotiation.

5. Alondra Nelson:

   There were a lot of conversations about the relationship between transparency and accountability of federal science and technology, and how doing that well helps to restore trust in government, part of the exercise of having these public conversations was trying to begin to restore this trust -- to say to the American public, this is what we're doing, these are the issues that we're taking up, what you think that we should be doing or what are the issues that are of concern to you ?