as in upset
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
the soldier's father had a worried expression as he listened to the news
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as in feared
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worried
Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
But Joseph isn’t worried about the two-time All-Pro.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet few are willing to speak publicly, worried about reprisals.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Analysts and investors are worried about the implications for Arm Holdings , which licenses the Arm instruction set to customers.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
But Joseph isn’t worried about the two-time All-Pro.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Desmond Parrington, a planning manager for Folsom, worried the bill could undermine planning work the city spent years on and add more state rules to follow.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet few are willing to speak publicly, worried about reprisals.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worried
Adjective
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During the trials, some participants experienced nausea and an upset stomach, but investigators found that dividing up the pills, instead of taking all four at once, and swallowing them with orange juice instead of water, helped relieve the symptoms.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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So don’t be overly upset Yankee fans.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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American Cricket Enterprises has filed legal proceedings against USA Cricket, its strategic partner to operate Major League Cricket, in an escalation of a dispute feared to undermine cricket’s development in the sport’s number one target growth market.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For centuries, scientists have feared discoveries that might trigger forces beyond human control.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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The incursion was by far the largest-ever of Russian drones into NATO airspace, a move that has alarmed allied countries and fueled fears the war is escalating and spreading.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Police took Taddese’s phone and vehicle as evidence, which alarmed the family, Bernard said, explaining some of the family’s reservations about the police investigation.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nearly nine out of 10 institutional investors (89%) are nervous about investing in bitcoin due to its record-breaking growth, fearing losses from buying at all-time highs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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One new attorney who joined his program started with little knowledge and was nervous about joining.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Before turning on the water for the field, the foreman of Tibbitts’ farm fretted building a makeshift levee to keep the water from running too deep at the field’s lowest point.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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What's particularly telling is that while Cain fretted about the new movie's immigrant themes possibly hurting domestic box office, Superman has actually performed well domestically but struggled internationally.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The code is a black box, as far as you are concerned.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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House lawmakers will see a stipend for personal private security double in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, with members on both sides of the aisle concerned about the rise in political violence.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Usman is anxious about the fate of her surviving twin, who is 18 months old and in need of nutritional treatment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The uncertainty has left some players on the Valkyries anxious going into this year’s expansion draft.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lane stressed the importance of the center's arts education initiatives, telling guests their support helps the center provide access to arts for all.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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Musk has stressed that rapid and frequent testing, which sometimes leads to explosive ends, can still provide data that helps engineers improve the vehicle's design.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worried. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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