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Anxiously

Verb / ˈæŋkʃʌsli: / Another word for anxiously — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

If you do something anxiously, you do it with a feeling of worry or nervousness.

Synonyms & similar words

uneasily apprehensively nervously uneasily apprehensively worriedly tensely restlessly edgily fearfully frantically hysterically agitatedly uneasily uneasy restless jittery jumpy fidgety uptight

Example sentences

  1. She waited anxiously for her mom to pick her up from school.
  2. He looked anxiously at the dark clouds in the sky.
  3. The dog whined anxiously when his owner left the house.
  4. She walked anxiously around the room, waiting for her turn to perform.
  5. The students listened anxiously as the teacher announced their final grades.

Quotes

  • 'The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.' - C. S. Lewis
  • 'The best way to predict your future is to create it.' - Abraham Lincoln
  • 'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.' - Eleanor Roosevelt

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