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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I confess I am anxious to see if the recently canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” wins and what Colbert will have to say if it does.

From Los Angeles Times

While this allowed family connections and friendships to be maintained, Ms Eisenstein said some children had darker experiences, spending up to 19 hours a day online, leaving them "really anxious".

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But in a city anxious to woo business, heritage is often dismissed as an expensive luxury and a low priority.

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Every word will have been written in close consultation with the government, anxious to hit the right notes.

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"I'm just anxious now to hear his motives and why this happened."

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