Definition of CONCERNED

concerned

Verb

  • be relevant to
  • be on the mind of
  • simple past and past participle of concern

Adjective

  • feeling or showing worry or solicitude
    • "concerned parents of youthful offenders"
    • "was concerned about the future"
    • "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"
    • "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"

Adjective Satellite

  • involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
    • "a memorandum to those concerned"
    • "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"
    • "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"
  • culpably involved
    • "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"

Adj

  • Showing concern.
  • Involved or responsible.

Examples

  • The people concerned have been punished.
  • There was a concerned expression on her face as I told her the news.

Synonyms

bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, implicated, interest, interested, occupy, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on, worry

Antonyms

unconcerned

Scrabble Score: 14

concerned: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
concerned: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
concerned: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

concerned: valid Words With Friends Word