Synonyms for worried
ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr-wor·ried

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1. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

   afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

   "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

   Synonyms:
   stressed, disordered, mad, unhinged, upset, sick, overturned, upturned, distressed, maladjusted, confused, apprehensive, brainsick, demented, unhappy, hard put, upset(a), broken, hard-pressed, crazy, disquieted, disturbed, unbalanced, in a bad way(p), dysphoric

   Antonyms:
   easy, untroubled

2. apprehensive, worriedadjective

   mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

   "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"

   Synonyms:
   upset, distressed, apprehensive, disquieted, disturbed, discerning

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, easy

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. concerned

   worried about someone or something

   i'm concerned over your health.

   Submitted by JP03 on November 2, 2014  

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1. List of paraphrases for "worried":

   concerned, afraid, scared, anxious, uneasy, preoccupied, alarmed, apprehensive, frightened, disturbed, fear

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1. Anna Kovalchuk:

   I’m more worried that most likely there will be no electricity on New Year’s Eve and the holiday will have to be spent in the dark. But I began to prepare myself for such a scenario in advance, stocked up on garlands, power banks, so the blackout would upset us, but not stop us.

2. Christina Richey:

   Institutions appear to be more worried about self-preservation than about their most vulnerable members, it's understandable from a financial standpoint, frankly, but when we don't see notorious harassers being fired or suffering any adverse consequences, we are less confident that complaints will be heard and adjudicated fairly. Then there are fewer complaints and less enforcement.

3. Daniel Pastula:

   The best thing people can do if they're worried about Powassan or any other tick-borne virus is to prevent against all tick bites.

4. Mark Zuckerberg:

   One critique of our approach for much of the last decade was that because we wanted to be liked, we didn't always communicate our views as clearly because we were worried about offending people.

5. Lim Young-jae:

   It's taken too long to get it out of water, i'm worried that a lot of evidence has already been destroyed or lost, and we won't be able to discover the truth.