Definition for Anxious:

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

Synonyms for Anxious:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • dying,
  • uneasy,
  • nervous.
  •athirst (adjective)
  • ready and willing.
  •attentive (adjective)
  • sedulous.
  •cowardly (adjective)
  • weak-kneed,
  • shrinking.
  •dejected (adjective)
  • dreary,
  • overcome,
  • gloomy,
  • dejected,
  • morose,
  • disconsolate,
  • dolorous,
  • grim,
  • despondent,
  • glum,
  • disheartened,
  • heartbroken,
  • lachrymose,
  • joyless,
  • woeful,
  • contemplative,
  • blue,
  • sullen,
  • discouraged,
  • downhearted,
  • plaintive,
  • moody,
  • pensive,
  • melancholy,
  • dispirited,
  • depressed,
  • wistful,
  • mournful,
  • sad,
  • miserable.
  •desirous (adjective)
  • Begging.
  •discontent (adjective)
  • dissident,
  • dissatisfied,
  • malcontent,
  • disgruntled,
  • discomposed,
  • fed up,
  • cross,
  • ticked off,
  • displeased,
  • non-satisfied,
  • teed off,
  • irritated,
  • wretched,
  • unhappy,
  • sour,
  • discontent,
  • cheerless,
  • exasperated,
  • bored,
  • disquieted,
  • uncomfortable,
  • disapproving,
  • frustrated,
  • irreconcilable,
  • ungratified.
  •eager (adjective)
  • keen,
  • zealous,
  • avid,
  • thirsty,
  • fervent,
  • intent,
  • yearning,
  • ardent,
  • itching.
  •excited (adjective)
  • turbulent,
  • animated,
  • aroused,
  • excited,
  • attentive,
  • agitated,
  • disturbed,
  • Energized,
  • burning,
  • impassioned,
  • inflamed,
  • feverish,
  • fiery,
  • stimulated,
  • exhilarated,
  • electrified,
  • passionate,
  • effervescent.
  •fearful (adjective)
  • cowardly,
  • phobic,
  • in a dither,
  • afraid,
  • aflutter.
  •fidgety (adjective)
  • antsy.
  •frightened (adjective)
  • rattled,
  • timid,
  • intimidated,
  • unnerved,
  • chicken-livered,
  • alarmed,
  • horrified,
  • Harrowed,
  • scared,
  • paralyzed,
  • Butterflies,
  • startled,
  • in a sweat,
  • lily-livered,
  • terrified,
  • fainthearted.
  •jealous (adjective)
  • mistrustful.
  •queasy (adjective)
  • Qualmish.
  •self-conscious (adjective)
  • self-conscious.
  •worried, tense (adjective)
  • shaking,
  • careful,
  • choked,
  • watchful,
  • shaky,
  • shook up,
  • shivery,
  • Dreading,
  • Clutched,
  • sweating bullets,
  • taut,
  • overwrought,
  • Hacked,
  • worried sick,
  • wreck,
  • fidgety,
  • nervy,
  • bugged,
  • spooked,
  • in a state,
  • wired.

• n.

  •
  • concerned,
  • worried,
  • urgent.
  •
  • serious.
  •anxious (noun)
  • apprehensive,
  • troubled,
  • eager.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disconcerting,
  • suspicious,
  • overprotective,
  • fretful,
  • envious,
  • wound up,
  • broody,
  • pressured,
  • nerve-wracking,
  • half-crazed,
  • sobering,
  • daunting,
  • wary,
  • worrying,
  • high-strung,
  • covetous,
  • frantic.
  •
  • longing,
  • stressed,
  • brooding,
  • niggling,
  • desperate,
  • foreboding,
  • solicitous,
  • alarmist,
  • frightening.
  •
  • severe.
  •disturbed
  • wrought-up.

Paraphrases for Anxious:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    eager, apprehensive.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    desirous, fearful, willing, enthusiastic, interested, curious, alarmed, distressed, troubled, scared, disturbed, worrying, cautious, wary, desperate, conscious, unsettled, passionate, fervent, mindful, tense, jumpy, upset, precarious, disturbing, ardent, committed, pressing, anxiousto, Desiring, urgent, careful, reluctant, turbulent, important.
  • Verb, past tense
    wanted.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    impatient, keen, excited, afraid, insecure, frightened, restless.

Antonyms for Anxious:

• adj.

  • eager
    Dreading, unenthusiastic.
  • worried, tense
    content, inattentive, calm, peaceful, unconcerned, assured, brave, unafraid, cool, composed, Unfearful, courageous, unworried, collected, happy, bold.
  • Other antonyms:
    hesitant, disinterested, lackadaisical, dispassionate, careless, unwilling, indifferent, stolid, cold, regardless, calming, unmoved, nonchalant, easy, incurious, relaxed, heedless, apathetic, reluctant, comfortable, lukewarm, frigid, languid, unmindful, phlegmatic, confident, pacific, detached, self-controlled, stony, negligent, halfhearted, loath, averse, disinclined, spiritless, controlled, impassive, languorous, self-assured, self-confident, sure, restful, casual, aloof, purposeless, uninterested, quiet.

Homophones for Anxious:

• anas, annoyance, amass, anasazi, annoying, amish, amuck, anomic, awayness, animise, anagoge, Angus Og, amnesic, anjou, annex, Anzio, annamese, ans, anchusa, anhinga, aeneas, Amos, angus, anechoic, amaze, anise, ammoniac, ananas, awning, aminic, amnios, anguis, amiss, ananias, anonymous, anaemic, anionic, amnesia, anise cookie, amigo, announce, amyxia, angas, annonaceae, annexe, annexa, amanuensis, ANG, anunnaki, animus, anoxic, amok, anamnesis, anemic, awing, amuse, amex, amnionic, Ankus, anoxia, amnic, aengus, ANZAC, anguish, amnesiac, animize, ahimsa, anasa, anagogic.