Synonyms for worrisome
ˈwɜr i səm, ˈwʌr-wor·ri·some

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1. unreassuring, worrisomeadjective

   not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety

   Synonyms:
   distressing, worrying, perturbing, disturbing, distressful, troubling, unreassuring

   Antonyms:
   light

2. distressing, 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, pitiful

   Antonyms:
   light

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1. List of paraphrases for "worrisome":

   worrying, disturbing, troubling, alarming, disquieting, distressing, ominous, preoccupying, unsettling

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1. Alexander Hug:

   Worrisome is that the geographical scope of the conflict seems to be spreading.

2. President Biden:

   Everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs more, and it's worrisome, many people remain unsettled about the economy, and we all know why. They see higher prices.

3. Thierry Boliki:

   It is of course worrisome for us but we have very little leverage to stop it.

4. Top US:

   We're going to find out if in fact it's true. And if it is true, we will take action, we've known for years that The Russians have been involved, for their own national security interests, in Afghanistan. And The Russians are not our friends. And their involvement is worrisome.

5. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

   (The hackers) discovered an old vulnerability in one of our legacy networks that hadn't been patched, while it's worrisome they achieved some unauthorized access to our unclassified network, we quickly identified the compromise, and had a crack team of incident responders hunting the intruders within 24 hours.