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Synonyms for anxious
ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-anx·ious
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anxiousadjective
Synonyms:
disturbed, solicitous, watchful, restless, unquiet, concerned, uneasy, carefulanxiousadjective
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.
Synonyms:
disturbed, watchful, concerned, uneasy, restless, unquiet, careful, solicitousanxiousadjective
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;applied to things; as, anxious labor.
The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. -- John Milton.
Synonyms:
unquiet, concerned, uneasy, solicitous, disturbed, restless, watchful, carefulanxiousadjective
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
Synonyms:
solicitous, unquiet, uneasy, concerned, careful, watchful, disturbed, restless
English Synonyms and Antonyms
anxious
One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.
Synonyms:
animated, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealousAntonyms:
apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmovedPreposition:
Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
anxious
Synonyms:
solicitous, careful, uneasy, concerned, restless, watchful, disturbed, unquietAntonyms:
without care, careless, inert, ease, unconcerned, calm, composed
Princeton's WordNet
anxious(p), dying(p)adjective
eagerly desirous
"anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
Antonyms:
uneager, untroubledanxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
Synonyms:
vile, flighty, offensive, sickish, aflutter, nauseating, loathsome, sick, uneasy, sickening, spooky, restless, awkward, queasy, dying(p), unquiet, anxious(p), noisome, ill at ease(p), skittish, nervous, neural, nauseated, nauseousAntonyms:
untroubled, uneager
Editors Contribution
emotion
when u feel like should u do this
should i just do this chop down this kapok tree
Dictionary of English Synonymes
anxiousadjective
Synonyms:
solicitous, uneasy, restless, unquiet, apprehensive, CAREFUL, greatly concerned
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
anxiousadjective
Synonyms:
solicitous, apprehensive, concerned, worriedAntonyms:
unconcerned, assured, indifferent
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Anxious
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#487 | hot | |
#3025 | concerned | |
#4358 | sick | |
#4429 | burning | |
#5288 | animated | |
#5469 | careful | |
#5534 | intent | |
#6274 | offensive | |
#7174 | intense | |
#7366 | nervous | |
#7759 | disturbed | |
#8343 | worried | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9695 | neural | |
#11300 | eager | |
#13784 | enthusiastic | |
#13864 | anxious | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#17693 | earnest | |
#18433 | glowing | |
#18495 | restless | |
#21711 | spooky | |
#22948 | longing | |
#27379 | vile | |
#27699 | uneasy | |
#27965 | impatient | |
#31690 | yearning | |
#33982 | ardent | |
#37517 | watchful | |
#43874 | zealous | |
#46093 | fervent | |
#46387 | desirous | |
#48458 | sickening | |
#65966 | loathsome | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#81217 | nauseous | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#86575 | queasy | |
#94915 | nauseating | |
#100787 | skittish | |
#100947 | solicitous | |
#113981 | nauseated | |
#116743 | unquiet | |
#124538 | flighty | |
#210695 | importunate | |
#227568 | noisome | |
#300373 | aflutter |
How to use anxious in a sentence?
If we have a mom who is really anxious and calls the prison wanting to know if her son is sick, we will tell that offender, 'Call your mom and tell her you're OK,' we were getting those calls all day yesterday.
I'm so anxious to get a hold of Mr. Chafee's campaign. I would think that they would have called us first -- we have more information on the metric system than anybody in one place, we'd be delighted to help Mr. Chafee with shaping his metric plan.
Many people who were better than me were working harder than me, so I felt anxious.
( We) were told,' You get the vaccine. You get the vaccine and you get back to normal, and... we haven't gotten back to normal.... People are killing themselves. They're anxious. They are depressed. They are lonely. That is why we need to end it, more than any inconvenience that it's been to the rest of us.
I hear the point that this really needs to be a mission about what she's going to do as president. She has to work on making sure everyone feels part of that. And her language can shift a little bit on that point, but I always get a little anxious about these kinds of comparisons because we ask questions about women, about what they're talking about themselves too much. ... All male candidates do that all the time.
Translations for anxious
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- قلقArabic
- загрижен, горящ от желание, разтревожен, обезпокоенBulgarian
- ansiósCatalan, Valencian
- úzkostnýCzech
- urovækkende, spændt, urolig, opsat, ivrigDanish
- besorgt, ängstlichGerman
- ανήσυχος, αγχώδης, ανυπόμονοςGreek
- deseoso, inquieto, ansiosoSpanish
- rahutu, murelik, kibelevEstonian
- مشتاقPersian
- huolestunut, innokas, levoton, jännittynytFinnish
- désireux, anxieuxFrench
- cùramach, iomagaineachScottish Gaelic
- ansiosoGalician
- cemasIndonesian
- preoccupante, impaziente, ansioso, bramosoItalian
- 心配Japanese
- sollicitusLatin
- mawherangi, māihiMāori
- bezorgdDutch
- niespokojnyPolish
- ansiosoPortuguese
- nerăbdător, îngrijorat, anxios, neliniștit, doritorRomanian
- озабоченный, беспокоиться, встревоженный, стремитьсяRussian
- oroväckande, oroligSwedish
- 急Chinese
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