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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
Example Sentences
If you’re anxious about running into problems exercising your right to vote this election, you’re not alone.
After cost concerns ended prospective bids including from Hamburg, Budapest, Boston and Rome, the IOC was anxious to secure the future of the world’s biggest event for the next decade and persuaded Los Angeles to step aside for four years.
Suddenly, people were at home all day, feeling anxious and fearful about the future and spending a lot more time online.
In this anxious environment, consumers don’t want to waste time or visit stores on the off chance they’ll find what they’re looking for.
The educational value of its products, which the company has been touting for a while, has become a major selling point for parents anxious about their kids’ education.
People are extremely anxious about the next generation,” Lake said, “and it unites America.
He said Jay was anxious and wondering why it was taking so long for the police to arrive.
A Simba commander yelled the order and anxious rebels began ricocheting bullets into the fleeing group.
Both reek of false modesty, but Deen does appear jumpy and genuinely anxious at times.
During a midterm election with a larger share of anxious, older, whiter voters, that was enough.
Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.
But I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.
A little shepherdess is guiding them, as anxious to get them in as they are to enter, for this means the end of her day's work.
Mlle. Mayer had been for some time in a depressed condition, and her friends had been anxious about her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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