anxious

Definition for anxious

adjective as in worried, tense

Strongest matches

afraid, apprehensive, careful, concerned, distressed, fearful, fidgety, jittery, nervous, restless, scared, uneasy, uptight

Weak matches

aghast, antsy, basket case, bugged, butterflies, choked, clutched, disquieted, disturbed, dreading, fretful, hacked, hyper, in a state, in a tizzy, in suspense, jumpy, nervy, overwrought, shaking, shaky, shivery, shook-up, shot to pieces, solicitous, spooked, strung-out, sweating bullets, taut, troubled, unglued, unquiet, watchful, wired, worried sick, wreck

adjective as in eager

Strongest matches

enthusiastic, impatient, keen, thirsty

Weak matches

agog, ardent, avid, breathless, desirous, expectant, fervent, intent, itching, yearning, zealous

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Example Sentences

"I struggle daily with getting anxious and worried about things," she said.

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She’s eager — and a bit anxious — to figure out her next job.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm not an angry person. It just makes me feel like there is a ball in my stomach that wants to explode. It's not anger, it's feeling really anxious inside."

From BBC

The father-of-two, who lives in the West Midlands, said the pause to asylum claims had left him "anxious" and his wife in tears.

From BBC

But I’m such an anxious person; I hate change, I hate goodbyes.

From Los Angeles Times

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