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anxious

/ˈæŋkʃəs/adjective2 syllables

Anxious means: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.

Synonyms for anxious15

adjective, as in causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet, troubled

adjective, as in eagerly desirous

dying, eager

also used for anxious

worrisome, concerned, fraught, angstful, disturbed, restless, solicitous, nerve-wracking

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What does anxious mean?2

adjective

1

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”

2

eagerly desirous“anxious to see the new show at the museum”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Anxious in a sentence

  • Anxious for a quick decision, the chairman called for a vote.CM
  • Born in a poor family, he is anxious for wealth.unknown
  • You don't suppose he was anxious about death, do you?mhenderson5
  • The more they waited, the more anxious they became.Igider
  • The clock is ticking, and he's getting anxious.Nuel
  • Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.CK
  • We are anxious for your success in the examination.unknown
  • I am very anxious to know why he did such a thing.CK

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Forms of anxious

as a adjective

comparative
anxiouser
superlative
anxiousest