anxious

Definition for anxious

adjective as in worried, tense

Strongest matches

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

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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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“I can’t reach my maximum level of enjoyment just learning the material because I’m so anxious about the midterm, so anxious about the papers, and because I know it’s so harshly graded,” she said.

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