Depending on how you use it, this list may come in handy for finding another way to say the same thing.
Today's word is:Anxious/AnxiouslyAs might be expected, there is long list of possible alternatives, and I'm not entirely sure I have them all. I'll try to be anxious. To aid in reading them, I've put a line space between the letter groups.
aflutter, afraid, aggrieved, aghast, agitated, agog, alarm, angst, annoyance, anticipation,
ants in the pants, antsy, apprehension, ardent, athirst, atwitter, avid
basket case, bothered/botheration, breathless, bugged, butterflies
care/careful, choked, clutched, cold sweat, concerned, consternation, crazy,
creeped out/creepy
desirous, discontent, disquieted, distraught, distressed/distressful, disturbed/disturbing,
dithery, dread/dreading
eager, edgy, enthused, excited, expectancy/expectant
falter, fear/fearful, fidgety, flighty, flustered, fluttery, foreboding, fraught, freaked/freaked-out, fretful/fretfulness/fretting, fuss
geeked, goose bumps, goosey, gung-ho,
hacked, hairy, heartquake, heart-sinking, heebie-jeebies, hepped-up, hesitant, het up, high-strung, hinky, hold one’s breath, hopped-up, hot, hot and bothered, hung up, hungry, hyper, hypertense
ill at ease, impatient, in a state, in a tizzy, in suspense, insecure, intent, irritation, itch/itching
jitters/jittery, juiced, jumps/jumpy
keen
misery, misgiving, mistrust
nail-biting, needles, nerve-racking/wracking, nervous/nervousness/nervy,
neurotic, nuts
obsessed, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenderhooks, overwrought
panic, perturbed, preoccupied, pumped
qualmish, qualmy, queasy/queazy
raring, restless, restless,
scared, shake/shaking/shaky, shivers/shivery, shook up, shot to pieces, sit upon thorns, skittish, solicitous/solicitude, spooked/spooky, stewing, stoked, strung out, suffering, suspense, sweat, sweating bullets
taut, tense, the all overs, thirsty, trembling, trouble/troubled/troubling, twitchy, twittered
uncertainty, undone, unease/uneasiness/uneasy, unglued, unnerved, unnerving, unquiet, unsettling, unstrung, upset, uptight
vexation of spirit, vexed, voracious
watchful, wigged out, wild, willies, wired, worried sick, worry/worrisome/worriment, wrech
yearning
Because I can't leave you, my faithful Random Readers, feeling all panicked and wired with the hyper willies, I thought I offer up this bit of comic relief.
Because I can't leave you, my faithful Random Readers, feeling all panicked and wired with the hyper willies, I thought I offer up this bit of comic relief.
Do you over use anxious? Do you have a favorite word or phrase to use in its place? Are you an anxious person?
So many new words here, thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhoa. That's a comprehensive list. Do you eat dictionaries as a side dish with meals? :)
ReplyDeleteThat's one heck of a list! Geeked - I like that one.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pet peeve of mine when people use "anxious" when they mean "eager." Still, eagerness can make one anxious, I guess. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, you've covered all possible permutations of the meaning, from mild to extreme. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI just cannot think of another word! I do tend to use angst occasionally. I wonder if that derives from the same root as anxious?
ReplyDeleteWhoa, that's some list! And thanks for the laugh on the video (sooooo need the laughs)
ReplyDeleteOutstanding list of words! So helpful. Just goes to show how many other ways there are to say the same thing! Thanks for the laughs too! :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
As always, you astound me. And that video was the BEST. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat is an incredible amount of alternatives.
ReplyDeleteThese are great alternatives considering that all writers put their characters through anxiety-inducing situations.
ReplyDeleteI don't use 'anxious' very often, but I love all these words you've listed here. These are great! And that video is a hoot!
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