Concern and Problem

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Concern noun - A commercial or industrial activity or organization.

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Problem is a synonym for concern in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Problem" instead a noun "Concern", when it comes to topics like affair.

Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.

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Concern is a synonym for problem in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Concern" instead a noun "Problem", if it concerns topics such as affair.

Nearby Words: problematic, problematical

particular	particular concern	particular problem
legitimate	legitimate concern	legitimate problem
obvious	obvious concern	obvious problem
actual	actual concern	actual problem
Other adjectives: real, constant, massive, big, serious, huge, little, main, major, immediate, frequent, minor, less, greater, primary, growing, recurring, bigger, biggest.

Arguing that expressing concern about a (relatively) small problem means that the person doesn't care about any larger problems.

Source: Appeal to Worse Problems
Miko Miyazaki was also sometimes like this, although she mostly expressed her concern by slicing the cause of the problem to ribbons.

Source: The McCoy
In the original Tropico, where walking times are a real concern (no cars) the opposite is/was a problem that was explictly addressed in the expansion but not completely repaired.

Source: Video Game / Tropico

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Problem and Concern. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/concern/problem

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