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anxious
worried or nervous about what might happen
Synonyms
- worried
- nervous
- apprehensive
Antonyms
- calm
- confident
anxious in a sentence
Lena felt anxious while waiting for the results of her spelling test.
The anxious student checked his backpack three times before leaving for school.
Where it comes from
From Latin anxius 'troubled or worried'
Memory hook
An anxious person asks, 'What if something goes wrong?'
Read it in context
- The Quiet Before the Bell Narrative