anxious
adjective
Origin of anxious
Synonyms for anxious
Antonyms for anxious
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afraid, restless, fidgety, fearful, nervous, concerned, apprehensive, distressed, uneasy, uptight, jittery, careful, scared, impatient, keen, enthusiastic, thirsty, aghast, antsy, disturbedExamples from the Web for anxious
Contemporary Examples of anxious
He said Jay was anxious and wondering why it was taking so long for the police to arrive.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality EndEmily Shire
December 18, 2014
A Simba commander yelled the order and anxious rebels began ricocheting bullets into the fleeing group.
During a midterm election with a larger share of anxious, older, whiter voters, that was enough.
The unemployed have a right to be anxious about the ravages on their families exacted by their unemployment.
On the one hand, she was anxious about her colleagues knowing about her kink.
Historical Examples of anxious
If it may be avoided, I will not see the whole of your youth consumed in anxious watchings.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
I have been most anxious to give your feelings their full bent.
Their interviews were first blissful, then anxious, then sad, then stormy.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
"It wouldn't do, sir, for the blind to be anxious," she replied.
"I hope she's at home," was Grace's anxious thought as she rang the bell.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower