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adjective

Definition of concernednext
1
as in worried

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2
as in sympathetic

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3
as in interested

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concerned

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verb

past tense of concern
1
as in covered
to have (something) as a subject matter the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households

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2
as in affected
to be the business or affair of the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us

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3
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat

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Recent Examples of concerned
Adjective
That's an important detail because investors have grown increasingly concerned that hyperscalers are becoming overly reliant on a handful of customers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, for their massive AI infrastructure investments. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Yet, the activity is orderly, efficient and overwhelmingly positive, the players almost solely concerned with the collective whole. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
The couple called for an investigation and a retraction of the paper, telling Science they were concerned the paper could give other parents false hope. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Tyson said the State Board believes the county’s elections remain secure and that voters should not be concerned. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for concerned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concerned
  1. worried
  2. sympathetic
  3. interested
  4. covered
  5. affected
  6. alarmed
  7. preoccupied
  8. considerate
Adjective
  • With more rain on the way this weekend, a Chicago children's theater is worried.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • With the vastly higher rate of vulnerability identification, Google is worried bad actors will also be able to identify software flaws faster.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • Moreover, Greek society as a whole tends to be rather left-leaning and traditionally sympathetic to the Arab side.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Republican leaders have generally been less sympathetic to unionization efforts of all types.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • The Rocket Classic wasn't interested in continuing to spend $15 million a year to be part of the second tier and didn't want to double the costs to be part of the elite tier.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Russia would be interested in stealing political secrets, such as Japan’s future policy on Ukraine.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of interested
Verb
  • The period covered by the data release followed a historic global oil shock set off by the Middle East conflict.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • This is different from a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the entire moon is covered by our planet's shadow.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of covered
Verb
  • Earlier screening may be appropriate for those with additional risk factors, including a family history of diabetes, a history of gestational diabetes or PCOS and membership in a population disproportionately affected by diabetes.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 29 July 2026
  • To figure out how this break affected ribosome function, the researchers engineered it into Escherichia coli bacteria.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
Definition of affected
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  • Among those alarmed by the state’s mounting repression are civil-society figures who have staunchly opposed the war with America and Israel.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • An OpenAI test that escaped its cage and alarmed the AI and cybersecurity industry attacked more than just Hugging Face, the AI platform that initially appeared to be the sole victim of the virtual lab leak.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of alarmed
Adjective
  • The French seemed preoccupied by him, with or without the ball.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The Argentinian official Facundo Tello seemed more preoccupied with marching up to the players at the edge of the penalty area, warning them about infringement.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of preoccupied
Adjective
  • On behalf of the little dark-eyed junco family, thank you for being so considerate.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • Long Beach — after an influx of new drive-throughs — moved in 2019 to develop restrictions in certain corridors and require traffic studies and considerate design to allow them to be zoned in other areas.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
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