Synonyms for worrying
wor·ry·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilmentnoun

   the act of harassing someone

   Synonyms:
   badgering, anguish, harassment, torture, bedevilment, agony, curse, torment

   Antonyms:
   light

2. worryingadjective

   the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes

   "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

   Synonyms:
   bedevilment, torment, badgering

   Antonyms:
   light

3. distressing, 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, pitiful

   Antonyms:
   light

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worryingadjective

   Synonyms:
   anxious, distressing, carking

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "worrying":

   disturbing, alarming, worrisome, troubling, disquieting, distressing, unsettling, preoccupying, disconcerting, ominous, concerned, frightening

How to pronounce worrying?

How to say worrying in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use worrying in a sentence?

1. Nader Nadery:

   This is a very, very worrying indicator.

2. Dale Carnegie:

   When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness. Our enemies would dance with joy if only they knew how they were worrying us, lacerating us, and getting even with us! Our hate is not hurting them at all, but our hate is turning our own days and nights into a hellish turmoil.

3. Philip Taylor:

   So as far as what we're doing about it, well, we're just sort of worrying, it may be that we just go away from growing apples. Certainly, we will consider which varieties we might plant going forward. Some would be more resilient in these temperatures than some of the traditional English ones that we grow now.

4. Yeonmi Park:

   I expected that I was paying this fortune, all this time and energy, to learn how to think. But they are forcing you to think the way they want you to think, i realized, wow, this is insane. I thought America was different but I saw so many similarities to what I saw in North Korea that I started worrying.

5. Lammy Review recommendationsIn an interview:

   It's deeply, deeply shocking and concerning to find out that young people in our own country are being treated in this horrendous way, coronavirus is a challenge for the system, but it is not a call for democratic countries like our own to abandon norms we have fought hard for in this country. It's very, very disappointing and worrying that we're treating young people in this way.