WORRYING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word worrying. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WORRYING
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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 | ||||||||