Meaning & use
anxious
Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
See it in a sentence
She felt anxious waiting for the doctor to call with her test results.
He was anxious to hear whether he had gotten the promotion.
A note on using this word
Anxious can mean worried, but it can also mean eagerly wanting something, as in 'anxious to please.'
Words with a similar meaning
nervousworried
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
calmrelaxed
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