concerning
1 of 2preposition
con·cern·ing kən-ˈsər-niŋ 
: relating to : regarding
concerning
2 of 2adjective
: causing concern or worry : creating reason for concern : troubling
found the latest reports very concerning
"It's extremely concerning that drivers still choose to give their attention to things other than the road when they're behind the wheel," said [Texas Department of Transportation] Executive Director James Bass. 
The Nueces County Record Star
The Nueces County Record Star… carbapenems should not be administered to patients with positive penicillin skin test results or a concerning history of a type I allergic response to penicillin. Alan R. Salkind et al.
Alan R. Salkind et al. concerningly adverb
Of course, South Carolina roads are also concerningly dangerous for sober drivers. In 2015, the state ranked 7th for traffic deaths overall … The Post & Courier [Charleston, South Carolina]
The Post & Courier [Charleston, South Carolina] "The waivers have driven destruction in Native American burial sites. They have killed thousands of species and fragmented habitat. Most concerningly, there is zero accountability or consequence for these outcomes." Gloria Smith
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Synonyms
Preposition
- about
- apropos
- apropos of
- as far as
- as for
- as regards
- as respects
- as to
- of
- on
- regarding
- respecting
- touching
- toward
- towards
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Example Sentences
Preposition we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations
Word History
First Known Use
Preposition
1535, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1740, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
concerning
preposition
con·cern·ing
kən-ˈsər-niŋ
: relating to : about
I received a notice concerning the meeting.
concerning 1 of 2
preposition
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
Relevance
- regarding
- about
- on
- of
- toward
- respecting
- with regard to
- towards
- touching
- with respect to
- apropos
- as for
- as regards
- apropos of
- as to
- in regard to
- as far as
- as respects
- in view of
- in respect to
- over
concerning
2 of 2verb
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
- specifying
- presenting
- encompassing
- containing
- mentioning
- offering
- noting
- pertaining (to)
- citing
- incorporating
- treating (of)
- dealing (with)
- noticing
- entailing
- naming
- having to do with
- quoting
- appertaining (to)
- relating (to)
- alluding (to)
- embracing
- referring (to)
- bearing (on or upon)
- adverting (to)
- instancing
- touching (upon)
- glancing (upon)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- excluding
- omitting
- disregarding
- ignoring
- forgetting
- neglecting
- overlooking
- rejecting
- brushing (aside or off)
- slighting
- slurring (over)
- passing over
- 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
- implicating
- embroiling
- ensnaring
- appertaining (to)
- pertaining (to)
- relating (to)
- applying (to)
- entangling
- bearing (on)
- referring (to)
3
as in alarming
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
- alarming
- disturbing
- bothering
- worrying
- distracting
- plaguing
- unsettling
- agitating
- upsetting
- distressing
- angering
- disquieting
- haunting
- perturbing
- dismaying
- discomforting
- annoying
- confusing
- irritating
- exercising
- undoing
- derailing
- unhinging
- rattling
- ailing
- embarrassing
- discomposing
- vexing
- discouraging
- aggravating
- distempering
- exasperating
- bugging
- harassing
- weirding out
- pestering
- hagriding
- alaruming
- fussing
- disconcerting
- freaking (out)
- getting
- bedeviling
- fretting
- harrying
- piquing
- flurrying
- confounding
- nettling
- irking
- discountenancing
- frazzling
- mortifying
- chivying
- galling
- riling
- putting out
- putting off
- disheartening
- discomfiting
- chafing
- unnerving
- peeving
- grating
- nonplussing
- jarring
- flustering
- chivvying
- nonplusing
- shaking up
- demoralizing
- dispiriting
- abashing
- daunting
- fazing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- composing
- settling
- alleviating
- quieting
- soothing
- calming
- allaying
- assuaging
- tranquilizing
- conciliating
- propitiating
- tranquillizing
- placating
- mollifying
- pacifying
- appeasing