Eager, avid, keen, anxious, athirst mean moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest [ + that ] i was anxious that no one else should know. Eager implies ardor and enthusiasm and sometimes impatience at delay or restraint.
Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune [ + to do sth ] he's anxious to get home See examples of anxious used in a sentence.
Although some insist that anxious must always convey a sense of distress or worry, the sense “eager” is fully standard. When you are anxious, you are very concerned or worried, but it can also refer to when you are quite interested in something You might be anxious to improve your performance in math class after falling asleep during a big test. Anxious (comparative more anxious or anxiouser, superlative most anxious or anxiousest) nervous and worried
She was anxious to hear how her test results were I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails. If you are anxious, you are nervous or worried about something The foreign minister admitted he was still anxious about the situation in the country.
Some common synonyms of anxious are athirst, avid, eager, and keen While all these words mean moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest, anxious emphasizes fear of frustration or failure or disappointment.
