WORRISOME Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

worrisome

adjective

ˈwər-ē-səm

Definition of worrisome

as in disturbing

causing worry or anxiety the patient's erratic behavior has become increasingly worrisome

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as in uneasy

marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings worrisome looks passed between the two coworkers as the personnel manager began to enumerate the company's financial woes

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Recent Examples of worrisome There’s nothing quite like the anxiety of visiting your doctor with a worrisome new symptom. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, hoping to find out what could be done to treat his debilitating headaches after worrisome brain scan findings. — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Sure enough, the test turned up no worrisome markers for cancer, Alzheimer’s, or the like. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 One of the most worrisome is the ongoing outbreak in Utah, which apparently has gone on for more than 12 months, the main criterion for loss of elimination. — Noel T. Brewer, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for worrisome

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Adjective

The disturbing incident comes amidst a sharp increase in both felony and misdemeanor assaults in the subway system.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
The story follows a husband and wife who buy their dream ranch only to discover the land is alive with ancient spirits, and survival means submitting to increasingly disturbing rituals with each turn of the season.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbing

Adjective

Security will remain in place at the schools, officials said, and counselors will be available for students who feel uneasy about attending classes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
But that blend of raucous laughs (OK, well, some raucous laughs, some mere attempts at them) and real world concerns makes for an uneasy watch, ping-ponging between moods and tones in unpredictable ways.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of uneasy

Adjective

The film follows Niaz (Bakhtadze), a once-famous star of Georgian cinema who embarks on a bizarre and fatalistic odyssey of self-transformation, after an unsettling audition with a young female director looking to cast him in a minor part.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Learning from the doctor that your cholesterol levels are higher than recommended can be an unsettling wake-up call.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettling

Adjective

Being anxious or nervous about this big step in your career is very normal.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Super teams share prompts openly, coached by leaders who use the tools themselves, which leaves them markedly less anxious about AI displacing their jobs.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of anxious

Adjective

Looking for a way to prove his value, Jackson instead discovers troubling research from the company’s own climate scientists projecting a rapid rise in global temperatures.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
For a brief period Wednesday, the president set aside more troubling issues to revel in his role as White House redeveloper.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of troubling

Adjective

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix circuit has proved to be a treacherous one, and that was highlighted in a frightening crash involving a pair of drivers early in the race.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
And because cognition is so closely tied to a person’s sense of competence and identity, those changes can be surprisingly frightening.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of frightening

Adjective

Until Bezos, or any of his new partners, speak publicly, the conversation about what comes next will be nervous.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
In a nervous market full of geopolitical tension, IPOs have attracted a lot of investor attention, with AI darlings Anthropic and OpenAI preparing for their own debuts.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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