Emotions

Synonyms for worried

Two senses of worried live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

One last worried check of the sleeping children.

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The true synonym

upset

Same sentence, swapped: One last upset check of the sleeping children.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for worried as it is used in the sentence above.

ragged
puzzled
dogged

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineEmotions

mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

Not used to a city and worried about small things.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

apprehensive

Same sentence, swapped: Not used to a city and apprehensive about small things.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for worried as it is used in the sentence above.

embarrassed
distracted
haunted

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