Definitions

fretted

[fret-id] / ˈfrɛt ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

haggard

Synonyms

STRONG

lean pale skinny spare wan

WEAK

ashen careworn drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued gaunt ghastly lank pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken starved thin tired wasted weak wearied worn-down wrinkled

Antonyms

STRONG

colorful fat plump thick

WEAK

fresh healthy hearty strong unworn

ADJECTIVE

hollow-eyed

Synonyms

WEAK

ashen careworn drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued gaunt ghastly lank lean pale pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken skinny spare starved thin tired wan wasted weak wearied worn worn-down wrinkled

Example Sentences

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Even as average new car prices approached $50,000 this year, dealers fretted more over depleted inventories than losing customers to sticker shock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysts have fretted over slowing growth and, more recently, weak third-quarter results.

From Barron's

And while investors have fretted about the margin profile of Oracle’s work with OpenAI, Thill said the company can rely on its more profitable applications and database businesses to support its increased capital expenditures.

From MarketWatch

Some analysts have fretted in recent months about Buffett’s smaller role at the firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

The digital tokens were rebounding as investors bet that the U.S. shutdown was nearing an end, having tumbled last week as investors fretted about lofty artificial-intelligence valuations.

From Barron's

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