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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /
NOUN
interest; anxiety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care concernment consideration heed interest regard solicitousness solicitude
STRONG
agita anxiety anxiousness apprehension apprehensiveness disquiet disquietude distress unease uneasiness worriment worry
WEAK
tender loving care
Antonyms
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calmness disregard neglect
STRONG
calm carelessness ease inattention thoughtlessness
WEAK
disinterest unconcern
NOUN
business, responsibility
Synonyms
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burden interest involvement matter
STRONG
affair charge company corporation enterprise establishment firm job mission occupation organization outfit task
WEAK
megacorp
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment fun pastime unemployment
WEAK
disinterest unconcern
VERB
affect personally
Synonyms
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bother disturb interest involve perturb regard trouble worry
STRONG
disquiet distress touch
WEAK
apply to be relevant to bear on become involved make anxious make uneasy pertain to take pains
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid calm help ignore please reassure soothe
WEAK
unconcern
VERB
relate to, have reference to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belong to deal with involve regard
WEAK
answer to appertain to apply to be about be applicable to be connected with be dependent upon be interdependent with be pertinent to be well taken bear on bear upon depend upon have a bearing on have connections with have implications for have relation to have significance for have to do with pertain to refer to
Antonyms
WEAK
unconcern

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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The ongoing frenzy is cause for concern, says Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, the Howard Marks presidential professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“The group moving as a monolith creates some concern about how durable this rally is,” Materne wrote in a Thursday note, pointing out that small-cap and midcap software names have surged alongside large-cap stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The concern over ozone depletion dates back to 1985, when scientists identified a growing hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

And now there is fresh concern for the top of the table clash with Manchester City on Sunday, as winger Noni Madueke limped off with a knee injury.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I walk the paper up to the front, and even gruff Mr. Harris gives me a look of concern.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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