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English adjective: anxious

1. anxious eagerly desirous


SamplesAnxious to see the new show at the museum.
Dying to hear who won.


Synonymsdying


Similareager


Domain usagecolloquialism


Antonymsuneager

2. anxious causing or fraught with or showing anxiety


SamplesSpent an anxious night waiting for the test results.
Cast anxious glances behind her.
Those nervous moments before takeoff.
An unquiet mind.


Synonymsnervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet


Similartroubled


Antonymsuntroubled









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