English adjective: anxious | |||
1. | anxious eagerly desirous | ||
Samples | Anxious to see the new show at the museum. Dying to hear who won. | ||
Synonyms | dying | ||
Similar | eager | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | uneager | ||
2. | anxious causing or fraught with or showing anxiety | ||
Samples | Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results. Cast anxious glances behind her. Those nervous moments before takeoff. An unquiet mind. | ||
Synonyms | nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet | ||
Similar | troubled | ||
Antonyms | untroubled | ||