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Synonyms for worrying
wor·ry·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilmentnoun
the act of harassing someone
Synonyms:
badgering, anguish, harassment, torture, bedevilment, agony, curse, tormentAntonyms:
lightworryingadjective
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
"vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
Synonyms:
bedevilment, torment, badgeringAntonyms:
lightdistressing, 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, deplorable, sorry, sad, disturbing, lamentable, distressful, worrisome, troubling, distressing, pitifulAntonyms:
light
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
worryingadjective
Synonyms:
anxious, distressing, carking
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "worrying":
disturbing, alarming, worrisome, troubling, disquieting, distressing, unsettling, preoccupying, disconcerting, ominous, concerned, frightening
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2263 | sorry | |
#3025 | concerned | |
#5071 | sad | |
#5338 | torture | |
#9795 | harassment | |
#11618 | curse | |
#13075 | disturbing | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#20439 | agony | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#25814 | troubling | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#29210 | torment | |
#31860 | ominous | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#41367 | unsettling | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#53315 | worrisome | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#57101 | disconcerting | |
#93966 | disquieting | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#136318 | perturbing | |
#159889 | badgering | |
#262675 | distressful |
How to use worrying in a sentence?
The change in PPI is very worrying. It could affect corporate profitability, which in turn could affect consumption and the economy, we must step up policy support.
I have watched my colleagues spend long days worrying over cases, sometimes the answers follow us home and keep us up at night.
Hearing that kind of confirmed from a different source who has never seen me wrong in the past is pretty nice to hear, stop worrying about trying to live up to expectations. Stop worrying about trying to do this. Just go out there and be you.
We are seeing a very worrying pattern in China that has serious implications for civil society and the important work they do across the country.
Kentucky has seen a rise in roadway fatalities over the past couple of years, creating a worrying trend. I’m proud to announce that today’s grant will help our largest city and my hometown deploy commonsense, low-impact safety improvements to reverse that trajectory, the bipartisan infrastructure law I supported promises to help cities around the country reduce traffic deaths and I’m glad it’s already deploying resources to Louisville to help our community.
Translations for worrying
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- preocupantCatalan, Valencian
- preocupanteSpanish
- inquiétant, inquiétanteFrench
- iomagaineachScottish Gaelic
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