Synonyms of concerning

concerning 1 of 2

preposition

kən-ˈsər-niŋ 

as in regarding

having to do with

we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regarding
• about
• toward
• on
• of
• respecting
• with regard to
• with respect to
• in regard to
• touching
• as for
• in view of
• as regards
• in respect to
• as to
• apropos
• as far as
• apropos of
• over

concerning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of concern

1

as in covering

to have (something) as a subject matter

the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covering
• including
• pertaining (to)
• specifying
• presenting
• dealing (with)
• treating (of)
• containing
• encompassing
• offering
• mentioning
• relating (to)
• having to do with
• citing
• noting
• referring (to)
• bearing (on or upon)
• incorporating
• noticing
• alluding (to)
• touching (upon)
• naming
• appertaining (to)
• quoting
• glancing (upon)
• entailing
• adverting (to)
• embracing
• instancing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• omitting
• ignoring
• disregarding
• forgetting
• neglecting
• overlooking
• passing over
• rejecting
• brushing (aside or off)
• slurring (over)
• slighting
• overpassing
• shrugging off

2

as in affecting

to be the business or affair of

the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affecting
• involving
• touching
• relating (to)
• pertaining (to)
• applying (to)
• bearing (on)
• referring (to)
• appertaining (to)
• implicating
• embroiling
• ensnaring
• entangling

3

as in bothering

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bothering
• disturbing
• alarming
• worrying
• distracting
• plaguing
• agitating
• unsettling
• angering
• upsetting
• distressing
• haunting
• disquieting
• dismaying
• perturbing
• discomforting
• annoying
• exercising
• ailing
• derailing
• undoing
• confusing
• irritating
• unhinging
• rattling
• freaking (out)
• bugging
• embarrassing
• discomposing
• distempering
• aggravating
• fussing
• exasperating
• discouraging
• weirding out
• harassing
• vexing
• hagriding
• pestering
• flurrying
• frazzling
• disconcerting
• harrying
• fretting
• bedeviling
• piquing
• riling
• getting
• putting off
• galling
• putting out
• irking
• chafing
• confounding
• mortifying
• chivying
• discountenancing
• grating
• nettling
• disheartening
• discomfiting
• peeving
• jarring
• shaking up
• unnerving
• flustering
• daunting
• demoralizing
• dispiriting
• nonplussing
• abashing
• fazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• composing
• settling
• soothing
• quieting
• calming
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquilizing
• conciliating
• assuaging
• appeasing
• placating
• pacifying
• propitiating
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concerning

Verb

This shortage is especially concerning given Arkansas' diabetes burden. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

With the press world’s help, Omar Jamal was anointed as the authoritative voice on all political issues concerning Minnesota’s Somali community and the Somali population at large in America. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Through licensing deals, the Knicks are not only paid royalties but can also set standards for quality and usage, including standards concerning typography, scripts, designs and workmanship that counterfeiters lack. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Which is what makes the body language of the past two weeks, as USC’s season feels on the brink, particularly concerning. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Because the combination of their trade for McCarthy, the mounting season-ending injuries to key players and a loss to Arizona could hurtle this season into concerning and unknown territory. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Christopher Dodd said to this day people stop him concerning his father’s work in fighting for independence from the Baltic States. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

The conflation is concerning because of the highly active behavior required to manage wagers on sports, unlike a long-term investment, Egan said. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

But what made this one so concerning is that Arizona State was off last week, recovering from the London trip. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026