Synonyms for anxiety
æŋˈzaɪ ɪ tianx·i·ety

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. anxietynoun

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, disquietude, perplexity, distress, care, restlessness, uneasiness, solicitude, disquiet, trouble, foreboding

2. anxietynoun

   An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

   Synonyms:
   trouble, disquietude, solicitude, uneasiness, apprehension, restlessness, disquiet, perplexity, distress, foreboding, care

3. anxietynoun

   An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).

   I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.

   Synonyms:
   foreboding, solicitude, care, perplexity, trouble, uneasiness, restlessness, apprehension, distress, disquietude, disquiet

4. anxietynoun

   A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

   Synonyms:
   distress, perplexity, uneasiness, care, solicitude, apprehension, trouble, restlessness, disquiet, foreboding, disquietude

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anxiety

   Anxiety is, according to its derivation, a choking disquiet, akin to anguish; anxiety is mental; anguish may be mental or physical; anguish is in regard to the known, anxiety in regard to the unknown; anguish is because of what has happened, anxiety because of what may happen. Anxiety refers to some future event, always suggesting hopeful possibility, and thus differing from apprehension, fear, dread, foreboding, terror, all of which may be quite despairing. In matters within our reach, anxiety always stirs the question whether something can not be done, and is thus a valuable spur to doing; in this respect it is allied to care. Foreboding, dread, etc., commonly incapacitate for all helpful thought or endeavor. Worry is a more petty, restless, and manifest anxiety; anxiety may be quiet and silent; worry is communicated to all around. Solicitude is a milder anxiety. Fretting or fretfulness is a weak complaining without thought of accomplishing or changing anything, but merely as a relief to one's own disquiet. Perplexity often involves anxiety, but may be quite free from it. A student may be perplexed regarding a translation, yet, if he has time enough, not at all anxious regarding it.

   Synonyms:
   anguish, apprehension, care, concern, disquiet, disturbance, dread, fear, foreboding, fretfulness, fretting, misgiving, perplexity, solicitude, trouble, worry

   Antonyms:
   apathy, assurance, calmness, carelessness, confidence, ease, light-heartedness, nonchalance, satisfaction, tranquillity

   Preposition:
   Anxiety for a friend's return; anxiety about, in regard to, or concerning the future.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. anxiety

   Synonyms:
   care, trouble, eagerness, disquiet, apprehension, carefulness, diffidence, solicitude, misgiving

   Antonyms:
   carelessness, ease, confidence, contentment, acquiescence, contentedness, apathy, light-heartedness, nonchalance

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. anxiety, anxiousnessnoun

   (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

   Synonyms:
   anxiousness, disquiet

2. anxietynoun

   a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

   Synonyms:
   anxiousness

Matched Categories

1. • Emotion
   • Psychiatry
   • Psychological State

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stress

   a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

   "he's obviously under a lot of stress"

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anxietynoun

   Synonyms:
   solicitude, concern, care, uneasiness, disquiet, apprehension, fear, misgiving, perplexity, worry, vexation, trouble, pain, disquietude

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. anxietynoun

   Synonyms:
   solicitude, apprehension, disquietude, foreboding

   Antonyms:
   assurance, indifference, calmness, satisfaction, unconcern

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "anxiety":

   anguish, concern, angst, fear, disquiet, trepidation, unease, distress, unrest, worry, apprehension, uneasiness

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anxiety

   Synonyms:
   Angst, psychasthenia, worry

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1. Marshall McLuhan:

   Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today's jobs with yesterday's tools.

2. Anais Nin:

   Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.

3. Elon Musk:

   Tesla press conf at 9am on Thurs. About to end range anxiety ... via OTA software update. Affects entire Model S fleet, range anxiety.

4. Katy Gough:

   I have a lot of anxiety around being in a certain place at a certain time as I'm a bit of a control freak and prefer to do things at my own pace and because of this, taking public transport makes me incredibly anxious, you have no control over what time you travel, how busy it's going to be and you don't have the ability to say 'no' and turn around and go back home once you get on. I had previously had a massive panic attack on a train journey to London and now, a large part of me associates trains and public transport with anxiety and panic attacks.

5. Chief Executive Arne Sorenson:

   ... I think we look at a world in which there is obviously more anxiety in the marketplace. There is a bit more anxiety about what GDP growth is going to look like in 2016.