Worry

/ˈwʌ.ɹi/

Synonyms for "worry" (263 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Noun(12 words)

concern agonize alarm alarms anxieties anxiety anxiousness apprehension apprehensions bothering brood burdens

ado afflict aggravate aggravation aggrieve agitate ail anguish annoy annoyance anxietybad newsbadger baitbe atbe the matterbedevil bedevilment beg beleaguer

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beset besetment bore bother botheration bothersomeness bristle broodbrown offbug bullyragburn upcan of wormscare

Verb(4 words)

agonised agonized apprehend care

Adjective(3 words)

agonising agonizing anguished

Strong matches (79)

Noun(20 words)

caring carkcause for concernconcern parentsconcerns distress dreadingexpression of concernfearfear for safetyfear thatfearing fearsfeeling anxiousfret fretfulness frets frightsgeneral anxietygnawing

carry onchafe chivy complaincomplicate mattersconcern concernmentcrashing boredamn department despair devil devilment difficulty disadvantage discomfit discomfort discommode discompose displease

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disquiet disquietude distemper distress disturb dog dogging doubt downer drag dreaddrive up the walldun evil exasperate exasperation exercise fash fear fretfret and fumefretting fuss gall getgive upgnaw goadgreat adogrief

Verb(6 words)

concern disquieted feared fretted fussed gnaws

Adjective(3 words)

concerned flusteredgeneralized anxiety

Related words (131)

gripe harass harassment harry harrying haunt headache heartache heckle hector hound hounding inconvenience irk irritate load lookout matter miff misgiving

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mistrust molest molestation nag nail needle nerve nettle nudzh nuisance oppresspain in the neckpeck of troublespeeve pelt perplex persecute persecution perturb pest pester phobia pickpick onpique plaguepluck the beardpother presentiment prey problem province provokeput output to itpuzzle qualm rally ride rile roil ruffle scruplesea of troublesshake solicitude stew strain sweattake ontantalize tease tension test torment torture trial trouble trytry the patiencetweak the noseuncertainty unease uneasiness unrest upset vex vexation vexatiousness woe worriednessworries and caresworriment worrying wrong

Noun(26 words)

harass harry headache issue nagging nervousness neuroticism niggle nigglesold high german fagarproblem stewing stews stress sweats tense tensing tension torment torments

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trouble tsuris unease vexation wring wringing

Verb(8 words)

interest jangled niggled occupy perturbed preoccupy stewed vex

Adjective(2 words)

niggling troubling

Related word relations

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More general

27 entries

affect anxiety cark cerebrate cogitate concern disorder disquiet distract emotionemotional stateexperience feel harassment incise issue

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More specific

11 entries

academic worryagonizedaily worrydwellfinancial worryfret gnaw harryhealth worrypersistent worryrelationship worry

Collocations

11 entries

cause for worrychronic worrydaily worryexcessive worryfinancial worryfree from worryhealth worrypersistent worrysource of worrystate of worryworry beads

Inflections

3 entries

worried worries worrying

Derivations

4 entries

worrier worrisome worryingly worrywart

Antonyms

1 entries

reassure

similar

1 entries

vex

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't worry, be happy!

Source: tatoeba (1800)

You don't need to worry about such a thing.

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Since you have nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry.

Source: tatoeba (16689)

Toil and worry caused his health to break down.

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