Synonyms for anxious
ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-

Princeton's WordNet(4.31 / 10 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. anxious(p), dying(p)(adj)

   eagerly desirous

   "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"

   Antonyms:
   uneager, untroubled

2. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet(adj)

   causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

   "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

   Synonyms:
   vile, flighty, offensive, sickish, aflutter, nauseating, loathsome, sick, uneasy, sickening, spooky, restless, awkward, queasy, dying(p), unquiet, anxious(p), noisome, ill at ease(p), skittish, nervous, neural, nauseated, nauseous

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, uneager

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. anxious(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   careful, disturbed, solicitous, watchful, restless, unquiet, concerned, uneasy

2. anxious(adjective)

   Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;\uE000107163applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

   I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.

   Synonyms:
   solicitous, careful, unquiet, restless, disturbed, uneasy, concerned, watchful

3. anxious(adjective)

   Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;\uE000107164applied to things; as, anxious labor.

   The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. -- John Milton.

   Synonyms:
   unquiet, concerned, uneasy, solicitous, disturbed, restless, watchful, careful

4. anxious(adjective)

   Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.

   Synonyms:
   solicitous, unquiet, uneasy, concerned, careful, watchful, disturbed, restless

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. anxious

   One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.

   Synonyms:
   animated, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealous

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. anxious

   Synonyms:
   solicitous, careful, uneasy, concerned, restless, watchful, disturbed, unquiet

   Antonyms:
   without care, careless, inert, ease, unconcerned, calm, composed

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. emotion

   when u feel like should u do this

   should i just do this chop down this kapok tree

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. anxious(a.)

   Synonyms:
   solicitous, uneasy, restless, unquiet, apprehensive, CAREFUL, greatly concerned

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. anxious(a)

   Synonyms:
   solicitous, apprehensive, concerned, worried

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, assured, indifferent

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   eager, keen, impatient, worried, nervous, concerned

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How to use anxious in a sentence?

1. Jim Gard:

   I’m anxious to get back. I’m happy to get back, I think we need to be — it’d be nice for us all to be together.

2. Managing Director of Pegasus Shipping:

   At about 9.45 p.m., we went to take the elevator down, but hotel security stopped us saying there was a gang war on the ground floor. We were all quite anxious about what was going on but soon found out through the TV that it was a terror attack, a few people were calm, some had fainted or were in a state of shock under the tables. The bomb blast, the sound of gunfire and the fire engulfing the area was so shocking. All of us were in a different states of mind. I was extremely worried about my mother, my two daughters and my wife, they were all crying.

3. Santhanam Suresh:

   You see these anxious parents, and you can see the child will be complaining of a lot of pain.

4. Pratik Pandey:

   I am very anxious to get home.

5. Kate Andersen Brower:

   In the White House, she tried hard not to cancel events, but she became more and more anxious and upset.

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