worry

big, considerable, great, main, major, real, serious

The main worry for parents with young children is keeping them safe online these days.

constant

His health problems have been a constant worry for his entire family.

unnecessary

His constant complaints caused unnecessary worry among the team members before the big match.

immediate

Right now my immediate worry is whether I'll finish this project before Friday.

nagging, niggling

There's a niggling worry in the back of my mind about the exam results.

secret

She finally told her best friend about the secret worries that had been troubling her for months.

have

She has some financial worries after losing her job last month.

be beset by

He spent years being beset by worries about his children's safety until they grew up.

be frantic/ill/out of your mind/sick with

She was sick with worry when her daughter didn't come home from school on time.

arouse, prompt

His sudden silence aroused worry that something had gone seriously wrong.

add to, increase

The constant delays in receiving test results added to his worry about the diagnosis.

forget

She managed to forget her worries once she started dancing with her friends.

remove, take out

Our new app helps remove worry from planning your family vacation.

prove groundless/unfounded

His concerns about the job interview proved unfounded when he got the position.

amid ~

The family celebrated the wedding amid worries about paying for the reception.

with ~

She couldn't sleep last night, consumed with worry about her job interview.

~ about, ~ over

Sarah spent the whole evening worrying about her job interview tomorrow.

~ to

Money problems are a constant worry to many people trying to pay their bills.

cause for worry

The recent drop in his test scores has given his parents some cause for worry.

free from worry, freedom from worry, have no worries on that account/score

Since you passed all your exams, you can be free from worry about your grades this semester.

the least of your worries

If you fail this test, it won't be the least of your worries when your parents find out.

a source of worry

His son's safety during the trip was a major source of worry for him.

a lot, particularly, really, terribly

My parents worried terribly when I didn't answer my phone for hours yesterday.

needlessly, unduly, unnecessarily

She worries needlessly about every little mistake at work.

not too much

The doctor said her test results were fine, so she decided not to worry too much about the pain.

not let sth, not need to

You don't need to worry about being late; we can wait for you.

about

She's been worrying about her exam results since last week.

with

I didn't want to worry my parents with bad news about school.

enough/nothing to worry about

She told her son there was nothing to worry about before his first day of school.

stop worrying

You need to stop worrying about what other people think of you.

worry yourself sick/to death

She worried herself sick waiting for the test results from her doctor.