Synonyms for worry
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Concern — to be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt
concern, bother, vex, fret, fuss, pester, disturb, stress informal, annoy, plague, nag, eat informal, harass, irritate, molest, sweat informal, preoccupy, chafe, tease, bore, disquiet, dog
Other
Noun
1. Anxiety
anxiety, fear, feer US, fere UK, annoyance, vexation, headache, misgiving, uneasiness, apprehension, trepidation, solicitude, pesterment rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- v. 2
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
Your tone of voice worries me.
- n. 1
A strong feeling of anxiety.
I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.
Related words
- Word family
- worried worrisome worryful
- Phrases
- worry stone don't worry
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Worry is a more petty, restless, and manifest anxiety; anxiety may be quiet and silent; worry is communicated to all around.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- concern Money is without a doubt my most pressing concern.
- fuss It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
- fret Why actually do people fret about bad weather?
- pester We will pester him with heaps of questions.
By length
- 3 letters
- eat1, dog1, nag1, vex1
- 4 letters
- care1, fear1, bore1, fuss1, fret1, fere, feer
- 5 letters
- sweat1, tease1, annoy2, chafe1
- 6 letters
- stress1, bother2, plague1, occupy3, harass2, molest2, pester2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, concern2, anxiety4, disturb2, solicit3
- 8 letters
- interest2, headache2, irritate3, disquiet3, vexation
- 9 letters
- annoyance3, preoccupy4, misgiving3
- 10 letters
- uneasiness4, solicitude4, pesterment
- 11 letters
- trepidation4
- 12 letters
- apprehension4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (annoy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inquiéter
- Italiano
- preoccupare