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WORRYING Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word worrying. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word worrying. (close relations)
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agitating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

alarming
adjectiveadj
adjective

• frightening because of an awareness of danger

anxious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• eagerly desirous

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

bothersome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

disquieting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing mental discomfort

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

disturbing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

harrowing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely painful

nerve-racking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely irritating to the nerves

perturbing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

troubling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

vexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

concerning
adjectiveadj
noun

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you

• an anxious feeling

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

verb

• be relevant to

• be on the mind of

stressing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• special emphasis attached to something

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

verb

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• test the limits of

• to suffer from stress

tormenting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

unsettling
adjectiveadj
verb

• disturb the composure of

concern
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you

• an anxious feeling

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

verb

• be relevant to

• be on the mind of

care
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

• an anxious feeling

• a cause for feeling concern

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

verb

• feel concern or interest

• provide care for

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• be concerned with

fret
verbv
noun

• agitation resulting from active worry

• a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

• an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

• a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

verb

• worry unnecessarily or excessively

• be agitated or irritated

• provide (a musical instrument) with frets

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• cause annoyance in

• gnaw into; make resentful or angry

• carve a pattern into

• decorate with an interlaced design

• be too tight; rub or press

• cause friction

• remove soil or rock

• wear away or erode

headache
nounn
noun

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs

Best Hypernyms For WORRYING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for worrying, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
anxiety cark disorder disquiet distract incise mind perturb rub trouble unhinge
Phrases (1)
negative stimulus

Alternatives for AGITATING

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