| 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 | ||