concern
Usage
What are other ways to say concern?
Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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Much like in 2022 when inflation was a concern, value funds have beaten growth.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
There remains a concern, however, that energy disruption may last beyond the actual conflict and test the resilience of businesses and households in the coming months, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
With his latest, “Kontinental ’25,” Jude — who also put out a coarsely wacky version of “Dracula” last year — shifts away from clownishness and toward a sterner register of concern for society.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He said: "We know, unfortunately, that female candidates and candidates from ethnic minorities within the UK are also disproportionately targeted. So that is an area of concern."
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The gossipy neighbor cocks her head with genuine concern.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
