Synonyms for worry
ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr iwor·ry

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1. worry

   Anxiety is, according to its derivation, a choking disquiet, akin to anguish; anxiety is mental; anguish may be mental or physical; anguish is in regard to the known, anxiety in regard to the unknown; anguish is because of what has happened, anxiety because of what may happen. Anxiety refers to some future event, always suggesting hopeful possibility, and thus differing from apprehension, fear, dread, foreboding, terror, all of which may be quite despairing. In matters within our reach, anxiety always stirs the question whether something can not be done, and is thus a valuable spur to doing; in this respect it is allied to care. Foreboding, dread, etc., commonly incapacitate for all helpful thought or endeavor. Worry is a more petty, restless, and manifest anxiety; anxiety may be quiet and silent; worry is communicated to all around. Solicitude is a milder anxiety. Fretting or fretfulness is a weak complaining without thought of accomplishing or changing anything, but merely as a relief to one's own disquiet. Perplexity often involves anxiety, but may be quite free from it. A student may be perplexed regarding a translation, yet, if he has time enough, not at all anxious regarding it.

   Synonyms:
   anguish, anxiety, apprehension, care, concern, disquiet, disturbance, dread, fear, foreboding, fretfulness, fretting, misgiving, perplexity, solicitude, trouble

   Antonyms:
   apathy, assurance, calmness, carelessness, confidence, ease, light-heartedness, nonchalance, satisfaction, tranquillity

   Preposition:
   Anxiety for a friend's return; anxiety about, in regard to, or concerning the future.

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1. worry

   Synonyms:
   harass, irritate, tantalize, importune, vex, molest, annoy, tease, torment, disquiet, plague, fret

   Antonyms:
   soothe, calm, gratify, please, amuse, quiet

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1. concern, worry, headache, vexationnoun

   something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

   "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

   Synonyms:
   headache, business concern, annoying, cephalalgia, business organisation, botheration, trouble, business organization, chafe, head ache, care, irritation, business, vexation, annoyance, concern, fear

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

2. worry, troubleverb

   a strong feeling of anxiety

   "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"

   Synonyms:
   fuss, trouble, hassle, concern, difficulty, problem, headache, vexation, bother

   Antonyms:
   assure, reassure

3. worryverb

   be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

   "I worry about my job"

   Synonyms:
   care, interest, vex, occupy, concern

   Antonyms:
   assure, reassure

4. worry, careverb

   be concerned with

   "I worry about my grades"

   Synonyms:
   deal, wish, like, care, concern, vex, give care, handle, manage, occupy, interest

   Antonyms:
   assure, reassure

5. worry, vexverb

   disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

   "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"

   Synonyms:
   shake up, baffle, stick, perplex, raise up, get, nark, mystify, flummox, commove, bother, agitate, care, rile, concern, gravel, nonplus, occupy, get to, dumbfound, nettle, chafe, get at, beat, irritate, amaze, annoy, puzzle, bewilder, rag, vex, stupefy, interest, stir up, disturb, pose, devil

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

6. concern, interest, occupy, worryverb

   be on the mind of

   "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

   Synonyms:
   lodge in, invade, occupy, touch, engross, care, use up, matter to, have-to doe with, touch on, absorb, engage, busy, fill, come to, relate, refer, reside, interest, take, pertain, bear on, vex, concern

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

7. worryverb

   lacerate by biting

   "the dog worried his bone"

   Synonyms:
   care, interest, vex, occupy, concern

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

8. worryverb

   touch or rub constantly

   "The old man worried his beads"

   Synonyms:
   care, interest, vex, occupy, concern

   Antonyms:
   reassure, assure

Matched Categories

1. • Incise
   • Mind
   • Perturb
   • Rub

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1. stress

   a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

   "he's obviously under a lot of stress"

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. worryverb

   Synonyms:
   tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet

2. worryverb

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self

3. worrynoun

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm

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1. worryadjective

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, fretting, apprehension, concern, solicitude

   Antonyms:
   unconcern

2. worryverb

   Synonyms:
   harass, vex, annoy, torment, tease, fret, trouble, pester, badger, harry, importune, be anxious, be solicitous, fret

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1. List of paraphrases for "worry":

   concern, fret, fear, wory, anxiety

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1. Kurt Busch:

   We were going to be right on the verge, you have to go hard first and worry about fuel afterwards. After I got Blaney, I was able to save a little bit and take care of my tires for the rest of the lapped traffic I had to get through.

2. Rod Laver:

   It really doesn’t worry me, when Don Budge won it in 1938, and I did it in ’62, he says: ‘We’re in a special club here. There’s only two of us in it.’.

3. Paul Offit:

   This makes me worry that people will be unnecessarily frightened about these vaccines.

4. Julian Emmanuel:

   What we have seen is that the public has been cautious and that wall of worry is... challenging valuations ahead of some discreetly risky events and today's profit taking is almost a natural process.

5. Camille Kotton:

   I have major concerns about equity because, from my experience, I have noted that it is patients who tend to be more educated and more empowered to take care of their own healthcare who are getting these additional doses, so I worry that some are being left behind.