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. Tereza Cristina:

   As Minister of Agriculture, I have this concern yes. Development and environment are two sectors that can and should go together, one depends on the other, if there is a concern, Brazil will act, yes. If there isn't a concern, we will explain the data to everyone for better transparency.

2. Marianne Williamson:

   I do have concern that it will be difficult. I have concern that it will make it harder to win, and I have a concern that it will make it harder to govern.

3. Albert Einstein:

   Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, concern for the great unsolved problems of the organization of labor and the distribution of goods--in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.

4. John MacNaughton:

   Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.

5. Richard Simmons:

   No one should be worried about me, Simmons said. The people that surround me are wonderful people who take great care of me. WATCH: The Real Reason Richard Simmons Has Been in Hiding For Nearly a Year On Saturday, the New York Daily News published a long report citing on and off the record sources who expressed concern for Simmons' well-being. Simmons called the report very hurtful. I love all the people who worry about me, Simmons said. But it was time for me to take some time to be by myself. For the last 40 years I have been traveling, teaching classes, and I had a knee injury, so I had a knee replacement, which was very difficult for me… I have really just been taking it easy, staying at home, working out in my gym and doing the things I haven't done in a very long time. According to Simmons, he's been keeping in shape despite concern that he might need another knee replacement. In response to speculation he has avoided going out because he has gained weight, Simmons said, I still weigh 150. I work out every day. I have a gym at the house, and I am very healthy. Simmons was last photographed in January 2014 by TMZ. In November 2014, reports of Simmons' knee injury surfaced. Simmons took to Facebook then to thank his fans for their outpouring of love and concern. I have had a tough time dealing with this injury, as it is keeping me from doing what I truly love to do and that is to teach classes around the world, he wrote. Make sure you keep Sweatin'! NEWS: Richard Simmons Feels for Miley Cyrus The Sweatin' to the Oldies creator made his last public appearance in December 13, 2013, at SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert at ACME Comedy in Los Angeles. This is how I want to live my life right now.