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anxiety
noun as in worry, tension
Strongest matches
angst, apprehension, concern, disquiet, doubt, dread, jitters, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nervousness, panic, restlessness, suffering, suspense, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness
Strong matches
botheration, butterflies, care, creeps, disquietude, distress, downer, drag, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, heebie-jeebies, jumps, needles, shakes, shivers, solicitude, sweat, watchfulness, willies, worriment
Weak matches
all-overs, ants in pants, cold sweat, goose bumps, nail-biting, pins and needles
Example Sentences
“There was anxiety before that,” says Carl Van Horn, the center’s director, but the recession “exposed an even greater anxiety.”
Maria developed severe anxiety and began having negative thoughts.
Where political memes normally aim for laughter, these responses are laden with anxiety and unease.
A 1984 Boston Globe article detailed the “case study in anxiety” at Harvard Business School when students began more widely using personal computers.
“There’s just tremendous anxiety across our community at this stage,” she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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