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be anxious

VERB

fear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate avoid dread expect foresee shun suspect worry

STRONG

apprehend blanch cower crouch falter flinch fret quail quaver shrink shudder shy start tremble wilt

WEAK

be afraid be apprehensive be disquieted be frightened be in awe break out in a sweat dare not feel concern have butterflies have qualms lose courage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet want

STRONG

calm steady stretch

WEAK

brave

Example Sentences

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There are lots of reasons to be anxious as a parent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Children may simply have more reasons to be anxious, under pressure from pandemic-interrupted schooling and troubled by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, he told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

For starters, some chronic oversavers can be anxious and morose.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

Like Rangers, they had cause to be anxious and negative, playing it tight and hoping for the best.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

But how could she not be anxious for her?

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

be anxious

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