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Synonyms for worrying
wor·ry·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilmentnoun
the act of harassing someone
Synonyms:
badgering, anguish, harassment, torture, bedevilment, agony, curse, tormentAntonyms:
lightworryingadjective
the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
"vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
Synonyms:
bedevilment, torment, badgeringAntonyms:
lightdistressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingadjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
"distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
Synonyms:
perturbing, unreassuring, deplorable, sorry, sad, disturbing, lamentable, distressful, worrisome, troubling, distressing, pitifulAntonyms:
light
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
worryingadjective
Synonyms:
anxious, distressing, carking
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "worrying":
disturbing, alarming, worrisome, troubling, disquieting, distressing, unsettling, preoccupying, disconcerting, ominous, concerned, frightening
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2263 | sorry | |
#3025 | concerned | |
#5071 | sad | |
#5338 | torture | |
#9795 | harassment | |
#11618 | curse | |
#13075 | disturbing | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#20439 | agony | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#25814 | troubling | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#29210 | torment | |
#31860 | ominous | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#41367 | unsettling | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#53315 | worrisome | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#57101 | disconcerting | |
#93966 | disquieting | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#136318 | perturbing | |
#159889 | badgering | |
#262675 | distressful |
How to use worrying in a sentence?
Let's stop worrying about the future, all we have is today, donald Trump is on Donald Trump hero's journey right now. Donald Trump might not have thought Donald Trump'd have a crazy mother-f *** r like me( supporting Donald Trump).
Don’t spend more than 5 minutes worrying about something that won’t matter in five years.
To me this is the biggest worrying thing.
Twice a month if I'm lucky, I'll be like,' Oh, I better put this on. One time works, right ? ,' is that all I have to do ? I'm just not in that place right now like where I put any energy( into worrying about it).
There are now imported cases that found their way into the community, leading to a cluster of infections. This latest development is extremely worrying.
Translations for worrying
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- preocupantCatalan, Valencian
- preocupanteSpanish
- inquiétant, inquiétanteFrench
- iomagaineachScottish Gaelic
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