1
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
The concern over their budget and the uncertainty over their health care coverage send her thoughts into yet another worrisome spiral with just two weeks until open enrollment begins.
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Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
While these findings are worrisome, scientists stressed that the research represents a relatively small pool of athletes.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Perhaps most worrisome, studies had already suggested that the chemical caused serious harm to people and lab animals.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Lizotte said the timing of this shutdown is particularly worrisome in Maine.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ali Swenson, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
While these findings are worrisome, scientists stressed that the research represents a relatively small pool of athletes.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Perhaps most worrisome, studies had already suggested that the chemical caused serious harm to people and lab animals.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Lizotte said the timing of this shutdown is particularly worrisome in Maine.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worrisome
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So much of what happens in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disturbing — in particular, the character of Leatherface, the menacing, basement-dwelling killer who eats people and wears their faces after killing them.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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What makes this even more disturbing is the involvement of teenagers, alcohol, and guns at a large house party.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Lawler, the best known of the young actors thanks to her breakout work in Station Eleven, brings welcome awkward humor, while Stack, with the series’ most complex character, conveys an uneasy grasp on sanity that the rest of the show isn’t really prepared to deal with.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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BofA also points to a record 54% of investors who now believe that AI stocks are in a bubble, according to its most recent Global Fund Manager Survey—another reason for heightened vigilance around the market’s uneasy exuberance.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Louise Hémon The jury would also like to acknowledge a director whose film transported us into an extreme landscape, and created an unsettling atmosphere that kept us contemplating the nature of lust, education, and violence.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Soon, though, her world is turned upside down by an unsettling and persistent stalker — or just a figment of her own fracturing psyche.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some men avoid the gym or the beach altogether, wear baggy shirts year-round or feel anxious about intimacy.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ottosson says reading the script was an anxious experience in itself.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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In at least two of the incidents, Spors exhibited troubling behaviors indicative of an ongoing mental health crisis and was once taken to a hospital but discharged, records show.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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From an early age, DeSalvo exhibited troubling behavior.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The dramatic incident comes during an already tense period in aviation, with significant delays and staffing shortages due to the government shutdown.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her boyfriend left the party early, and things were tense between them afterward.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Much of the film rests on a razor's edge between funny and frightening, which makes its twists and turns all the more surprising.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the premiere’s early minutes, a young woman on a mission falls prey to a vampire and his frightening creatures known as revenants, sparking Helen’s decision to bring Guy into the fold.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Although Buffalo has allowed just 47 points in its last two games (both losses), the Chiefs offense has people nervous.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Not only are recent graduates nervous that their jobs could be replaced by AI, the application process is also becoming disrupted by the tools.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Worrisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worrisome. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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