anxiously
43
3.2
- adverb
- /ˈæŋkʃəsli/
:
ansiosamente
- The entire nation is anxiously waiting for what will happen next.
- wait anxiously
- watch anxiously
- look anxiously
I am very anxiously awaiting a phone call.
- I am very anxiously awaiting a phone call.
- In relationships, people who are anxiously attached often seek a lot of reassurance.
- There you are, still there, your head moving quickly and anxiously in relation to some slight sound or movement.
- The thing is you didn't have no idea how it's how long it's going to last for and you kind of go to sleep anxiously just waiting for another cry.
- For while you waited anxiously for this day, the staff, the administration, and the faculty have all been eagerly preparing for you.
- People who are narcissistic most often look anxiously attached.
- Instead, we have to clarify what is the person scorning it so that they won't have them anxiously.
- You may want thinking anxiously to be texted every hour of the day, but what you need is structure.
- And you will not be that person anxiously living through life wondering why anxiety and depression is this common theme in your life.
Examples
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His back is to us; he is looking anxiously under the furniture.
Fiction book (1991) -
He checked his phone repeatedly, anxiously waiting for an update on the job interview.
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And the result is that you are anxiously waiting.
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- We'll be anxiously waiting for you.
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I am anxiously expecting you.
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We'll be anxiously awaiting their return.
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OK, Josh, take that to your captain and we will be here anxiously awaiting the final results.
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The great crowd waits anxiously.
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The Royals are anxiously awaiting word if Rich will be eligible to play.
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They wait anxiously for the start of the march to retrace the lost steps of Jesus Christ.
Synonyms
87
2.3
Shows worry or fear in the way someone acts
19
4.2
In a worried or uncomfortable way
7
3.7
In a way that shows you cannot relax or stay still
3
3.9
In a nervous, worried way that shows stress
3
2.0
In a way that shows you feel afraid or unsure
2
6.0
In a worried way because you think something bad may happen
1
8.1
To speak or move in a shaky, nervous way
1
6.6
In a worried and restless way
1
5.7
In a nervous, restless way that shows worry
1
6.0
In a nervous, tense way that shows worry
1
8.2
To act in a shy and scared way
To make small nervous movements because you feel impatient and uneasy
To do something in a nervous or afraid way
Showing worry about someone or something
Antonyms
How Anxious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anxiously comes from anxious, which goes back to the Latin root angere meaning 'to choke' or 'to squeeze', and you can see the same idea in the English word anxiety. So, think of worry that feels like a tight chest; anxiously means doing something 'with worry' or 'nervousness'.