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anxiously

[angk-shuhs-lee, ang-] / ˈæŋk ʃəs li, ˈæŋ- /
ADVERB
carefully
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently rigorously scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily
WEAK
circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully
WEAK
carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly
ADVERB
nervously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excitedly restlessly
WEAK
apprehensively

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Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s understandable that she is anxiously waiting for her $100,000 in equity after all legal costs and taxes have been paid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

I think so many Iranians have been anxiously watching.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Conflagrations abound—in one, a pair of rabbits anxiously scamper across a road to outrun the flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

For three hours the men labored anxiously in the water.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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