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Synonyms for worrisome
ˈwɜr i səm, ˈwʌr-wor·ri·some
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Princeton's WordNet
unreassuring, worrisomeadjective
not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
Synonyms:
distressing, worrying, perturbing, disturbing, distressful, troubling, unreassuringAntonyms:
lightdistressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingadjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
"distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
Synonyms:
perturbing, unreassuring, worrying, deplorable, sorry, sad, disturbing, lamentable, distressful, troubling, distressing, pitifulAntonyms:
light
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "worrisome":
worrying, disturbing, troubling, alarming, disquieting, distressing, ominous, preoccupying, unsettling
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2263 | sorry | |
#5071 | sad | |
#13075 | disturbing | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#25814 | troubling | |
#31860 | ominous | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#41367 | unsettling | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#53315 | worrisome | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#93966 | disquieting | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#136318 | perturbing | |
#262675 | distressful |
How to use worrisome in a sentence?
Receiving these pictures is upsetting, especially at such a young age, because it's something you didn't ask to see, it's something you may have wished you did not open, but you can't erase it out of your mind, it's illegal, it's worrisome, it's scary, it's dangerous, it's loaded. If you tell an adult, everybody will get in a lot of trouble. So I think it puts them in a really tough position.
They have a quantum satellite no one else has done, a communications network no one else has done, and workforce development program to bring new Chinese quantum engineers online, you start to say, that's worrisome.
To respond to the very, very slow steps toward progress that are being forced by these lawsuits, to impede that progress with the possibility of locking athletes into this arcane system that does not represent their interest, I think is deeply worrisome.
With chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, we only have the end point, we don’t always have the history of how many concussions they had or any genetic predisposition, it’s certainly worrisome, and it’s certainly better to err on the side of conservatism to reduce the number of impacts, at least during practices, and restrict contact during the week.
Exercise can be a mental distraction from worrisome thoughts. We also know that being out in nature generally enhances our sense of well-being, so exercise that takes place outdoors, such as skiing in this study, should be especially helpful, engaging in a period of exercise can lead to a sense of accomplishment and a greater sense of self-efficacy( or self-confidence) that can lead to lower anxiety.
Translations for worrisome
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- besorgniserregendGerman
- huolestuttava, huolestuvainenFinnish
- anxiogène, inquiétantFrench
- mengkhawatirkanIndonesian
- verontrustend, ongerust, ongeruste, verontrustendeDutch
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