Anxious Synonyms

72 anxious synonyms include worried, concerned, apprehensive, fearful, uneasy, ill at ease, perturbed, troubled, disquieted, and bothered. Anxious is an adjective, and its antonyms are carefree and unconcerned. Here are some additional synonyms for "anxious" with example sentences.

Another word for Anxious

72 other ways to say anxious.

1. worried

  • worried sick  
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  • worried
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  • worked up  
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  • with one's stomach in knots  
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  • windy  
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  • uptight  
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  • unquiet  
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  • uneasy
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  • under stress  
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  • twitchy  
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  • troubled  
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  • toey  
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  • tense  
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  • strung up  
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  • strung out  
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  • stressy  
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  • stressed  
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  • squirrelly  
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  • spooky  
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  • spooked  
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  • perturbed  
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  • overwrought  
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  • overstrung  
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  • on tenterhooks  
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  • on pins and needles  
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  • on edge  
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  • nervous
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  • like a cat on hot bricks  
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  • like a cat on a hot tin roof  
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  • keyed up  
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  • jumpy  
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  • jittery  
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  • in suspense  
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  • in a twitter  
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  • in a twit  
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  • in a tizz/tizzy  
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  • in a sweat  
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  • in a stew  
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  • in a state of nerves  
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  • in a state of agitation  
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  • in a state  
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  • in a flap  
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  • in a (flat) spin  
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  • ill at ease  
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  • het up  
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  • having kittens  
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  • fretting  
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  • fretful  
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  • flurried  
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  • fearful  
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  • edgy  
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  • disturbed  
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  • distressed  
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  • disquieted  
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  • concerned  
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  • bothered  
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  • apprehensive  
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  • antsy  
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  • all of a lather  
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  • all of a dither  
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  • agitated
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  • afraid
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  • a bundle of nerves  
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2. eager

  • yearning  
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  • longing  
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  • keen
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  • itching  
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  • impatient  
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  • eager
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  • dying  
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  • desirous  
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  • aching
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Use anxious in a Sentence

anxious thoughts kept him awake.

His presence calmed the anxious crowd.

She felt anxious before speaking.

They seemed anxious to leave.