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anxious

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People are extremely anxious about the next generation,” Lake said, “and it unites America.

He said Jay was anxious and wondering why it was taking so long for the police to arrive.

A Simba commander yelled the order and anxious rebels began ricocheting bullets into the fleeing group.

Both reek of false modesty, but Deen does appear jumpy and genuinely anxious at times.

During a midterm election with a larger share of anxious, older, whiter voters, that was enough.

Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.

Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.

But I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.

A little shepherdess is guiding them, as anxious to get them in as they are to enter, for this means the end of her day's work.

Mlle. Mayer had been for some time in a depressed condition, and her friends had been anxious about her.

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On this page you'll find 164 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to anxious, such as: afraid, apprehensive, careful, concerned, distressed, and fearful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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