Synonyms for worried
ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr-wor·ried

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1. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

   afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

   "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

   Synonyms:
   stressed, disordered, mad, unhinged, upset, sick, overturned, upturned, distressed, maladjusted, confused, apprehensive, brainsick, demented, unhappy, hard put, upset(a), broken, hard-pressed, crazy, disquieted, disturbed, unbalanced, in a bad way(p), dysphoric

   Antonyms:
   easy, untroubled

2. apprehensive, worriedadjective

   mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

   "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"

   Synonyms:
   upset, distressed, apprehensive, disquieted, disturbed, discerning

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, easy

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1. concerned

   worried about someone or something

   i'm concerned over your health.

   Submitted by JP03 on November 2, 2014  

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1. List of paraphrases for "worried":

   concerned, afraid, scared, anxious, uneasy, preoccupied, alarmed, apprehensive, frightened, disturbed, fear

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1. Miles Gamble:

   Our generation particularly are not worried enough, we have been a generation that has literally been on the brink of the end of the world for like now, arguably 20 years.

2. Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch:

   I know there's a balance between safety and public access, but we have gotten to the point where I am worried about the president and his family.

3. Nicolas Goyeneche:

   I'm worried... Populism is strengthening, but in the second round, we'll beat populism.

4. Jorge Piñon:

   I am not an alarmist but for the first time in a long time I am really worried, you have a number of cumulative effects taking place that can not be solved with band-aids. We are talking about major structural investments in the billions of dollars that could take years to solve this problem.

5. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

   And now, when you have Iran engaged in these provocative and belligerent acts attacking shipping, we can't find our allies anywhere, they're worried about this administration rushing to war. They don't have trust in the administration. The administration has ignored their warnings.