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worry
noun as in anxiety, trouble
Strongest matches
anguish, apprehension, concern, doubt, fear, headache, misery, misgiving, pain, problem, uncertainty, uneasiness, woe
Strong matches
annoyance, care, disquiet, distress, disturbance, heartache, irritation, nag, perplexity, pest, plague, presentiment, torment, torture, trial, vexation, worriment
Weak match
verb as in be or make anxious, troubled
Strongest matches
annoy, bother, depress, disturb, fret, irritate, perturb, plague, trouble, try, unsettle, upset
Strong matches
afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, attack, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, brood, bug, chafe, despair, disquiet, distress, dun, goad, harass, harry, hassle, hector, importune, needle, oppress, persecute, pester, stew, tantalize, tear, tease, test, torment, torture, vex, wince, writhe, wrong
Weak matches
bite one's nails, concern oneself, feel uneasy, gnaw at, go for, have qualms, sweat out, take on
Example Sentences
“Don’t worry,” replied another user on Xiaohongshu, a Chinese photo and video sharing app similar to Instagram.
“Of course I worry about being banned. It hasn’t been easy, running this account for two years,” Shi, 59, said in an interview.
Some tenant advocates worry such demolition and displacement could become more common in Los Angeles.
In opening the meeting, Board Chair Janet Reilly said the outcome has triggered worry, fear and anxiety in some people, emotions she shared.
"I am only young, there will be new programmes for me to watch, but I worry about the older generation who depend on the familiarity of the show," said Ms Ashby.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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