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Definitions

worrier

[wur-ee-er, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr i ər, ˈwʌr- /

NOUN

critic

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter maligner muckraker nagger quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier zapper

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

Antonyms

WEAK

complimenter praiser

NOUN

nervous Nellie

Synonyms

WEAK

a bundle of nerves chicken fraidy-cat nervous wreck pantywaist wimp worrywart wuss

NOUN

niggler

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger nitpicker quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier zapper

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

NOUN

nitpicker

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier zapper

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

NOUN

pessimist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cynic

STRONG

complainer defeatist depreciator downer killjoy misanthrope sourpuss worrywart

WEAK

crepehanger gloomy party pooper prophet of doom wet blanket

Antonyms

WEAK

optimist

NOUN

quibbler

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler nitpicker scolder slanderer vilifier zapper

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

Example Sentences

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He was a constant worrier who never let the gas gauge on our secondhand Pontiac fall below three quarters full.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I'm a bit of a worrier and, also, I wasn't the loudest footballer, I wouldn't say.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

But it’s been a while and, as you might guess from her movie roles, she tends to be a bit of a worrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

Mr. Rembaum is a quiet and devoted worrier, while Mr. Post is more outgoing and carefree.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

‘You need to stop being such a worrier, Mimi. We’re not going off anywhere. Just here.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

worrier

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