worrywart

noun

wor·ry·wart ˈwər-ē-ˌwȯrt

ˈwə-rē-

Synonyms of worrywart next

: a person who is inclined to worry unduly

Examples of worrywart in a Sentence

My father is a real worrywart. tends to dismiss people concerned about global warming as a bunch of worrywarts

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Until the 1960s, Norton points out, about half of American women of legal driving age never obtained driver’s licenses—a fact the pro-automotive forces exploited in their campaign to paint pedestrian safety advocates as busybodies and worrywarts who just didn’t understand the science of traffic. —

Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024 Former New York Federal Reserve Bank President Bill Dudley’s editorial Wednesday was the catalyst for this worrywart crowd. —

Bob Pisani, CNBC, 25 July 2024 This is my main point: AI will produce wild economic times where the worrywarts have little input in the race to keep up. —

Clem Chambers, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 But the worrywart is now overdue for yet another detour, physically and metaphorically. —

Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for worrywart