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May 25, 2012
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Synonyms for concerned

Verb

1. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
usage: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
2. concern, interest, occupy, worry
usage: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

Adjective

1. concerned (vs. unconcerned), afraid, afraid, haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(predicate), solicitous, attentive, troubled
usage: 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"
2. concerned, interested, involved (vs. uninvolved)
usage: 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"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business"
3. concerned, related (vs. unrelated), related to
usage: in relation (or in regard) to; especially as in the phrases; "as far as x is concerned"; "where x is concerned"
4. implicated, concerned, involved (vs. uninvolved)
usage: culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime"
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