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Synonyms for anxiety
æŋˈzaɪ ɪ tianx·i·ety
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Wiktionary
anxietynoun
Synonyms:
apprehension, disquietude, perplexity, distress, care, restlessness, uneasiness, solicitude, disquiet, trouble, forebodinganxietynoun
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
Synonyms:
trouble, disquietude, solicitude, uneasiness, apprehension, restlessness, disquiet, perplexity, distress, foreboding, careanxietynoun
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.
Synonyms:
foreboding, solicitude, care, perplexity, trouble, uneasiness, restlessness, apprehension, distress, disquietude, disquietanxietynoun
A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
Synonyms:
distress, perplexity, uneasiness, care, solicitude, apprehension, trouble, restlessness, disquiet, foreboding, disquietude
English Synonyms and Antonyms
anxiety
Anxiety is, according to its derivation, a choking disquiet, akin to anguish; anxiety is mental; anguish may be mental or physical; anguish is in regard to the known, anxiety in regard to the unknown; anguish is because of what has happened, anxiety because of what may happen. Anxiety refers to some future event, always suggesting hopeful possibility, and thus differing from apprehension, fear, dread, foreboding, terror, all of which may be quite despairing. In matters within our reach, anxiety always stirs the question whether something can not be done, and is thus a valuable spur to doing; in this respect it is allied to care. Foreboding, dread, etc., commonly incapacitate for all helpful thought or endeavor. Worry is a more petty, restless, and manifest anxiety; anxiety may be quiet and silent; worry is communicated to all around. Solicitude is a milder anxiety. Fretting or fretfulness is a weak complaining without thought of accomplishing or changing anything, but merely as a relief to one's own disquiet. Perplexity often involves anxiety, but may be quite free from it. A student may be perplexed regarding a translation, yet, if he has time enough, not at all anxious regarding it.
Synonyms:
anguish, apprehension, care, concern, disquiet, disturbance, dread, fear, foreboding, fretfulness, fretting, misgiving, perplexity, solicitude, trouble, worryAntonyms:
apathy, assurance, calmness, carelessness, confidence, ease, light-heartedness, nonchalance, satisfaction, tranquillityPreposition:
Anxiety for a friend's return; anxiety about, in regard to, or concerning the future.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
anxiety
Synonyms:
care, trouble, eagerness, disquiet, apprehension, carefulness, diffidence, solicitude, misgivingAntonyms:
carelessness, ease, confidence, contentment, acquiescence, contentedness, apathy, light-heartedness, nonchalance
Princeton's WordNet
anxiety, anxiousnessnoun
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
Synonyms:
anxiousness, disquietanxietynoun
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Synonyms:
anxiousness
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Editors Contribution
stress
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
"he's obviously under a lot of stress"
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
anxietynoun
Synonyms:
solicitude, concern, care, uneasiness, disquiet, apprehension, fear, misgiving, perplexity, worry, vexation, trouble, pain, disquietude
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
anxietynoun
Synonyms:
solicitude, apprehension, disquietude, forebodingAntonyms:
assurance, indifference, calmness, satisfaction, unconcern
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "anxiety":
anguish, concern, angst, fear, disquiet, trepidation, unease, distress, unrest, worry, apprehension, uneasiness
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
anxiety
Synonyms:
Angst, psychasthenia, worry
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#309 | care | |
#2824 | fear | |
#3115 | concern | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#5005 | worry | |
#6386 | anxiety | |
#12669 | distress | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#19676 | dread | |
#23284 | angst | |
#24114 | unrest | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#46529 | eagerness | |
#47199 | restlessness | |
#60954 | trepidation | |
#63794 | unease | |
#64517 | uneasiness | |
#71424 | foreboding | |
#74722 | fretting | |
#77127 | perplexity | |
#93318 | disquiet | |
#102610 | solicitude | |
#174555 | diffidence | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#218588 | carefulness | |
#236464 | anxiousness | |
#308383 | disquietude |
How to use anxiety in a sentence?
It is said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.
If you have a mood or anxiety disorder, many excellent treatments are available; the most efficacious is some form of cognitive-behavior therapy with or without medication.
Everybody's fearful, worried, high anxiety, alert, all the time, when they come out of prison, it's a ghost town. That's a little shocking to people.
It was never scary for her to go in there because Truffles would be there, joella has multiple' ouchie' appointments is what we call them now, and she doesn't ever want to go, but visiting Truffles is the one single appointment we can go to where she doesn't have anxiety.
We're back to normal, but there's a lot of anxiety and apprehension -- no question.
Translations for anxiety
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- قلقArabic
- неспакой, трывогаBelarusian
- тревога, силно желание, безпокойствоBulgarian
- ansietatCatalan, Valencian
- úzkost, starost, nedočkavostCzech
- angst, iverDanish
- Besorgnis, AngstGerman
- ανησυχία, επιθυμία, έγνοια, άγχοςGreek
- ansiedad, inquietud, zozobraSpanish
- اضطراب, نگرانیPersian
- levottomuus, ahdistuneisuushäiriö, ahdistus, huolestuneisuus, huoliFinnish
- inquiétude, anxiétéFrench
- imní, sníomhIrish
- iomagainScottish Gaelic
- चिंताHindi
- kegelisahanIndonesian
- anxietáInterlingue
- órói, angist, kvíði, áhyggjaIcelandic
- ansietà, bramosia, ansiaItalian
- 心配, 不安Japanese
- 걱정Korean
- metus, sollicitudoLatin
- māihiMāori
- verlangen, vrees, bezorgdheid, ongerustheid, angstDutch
- angstNorwegian
- niepokój, lękPolish
- angústia, anseio, ansiedadePortuguese
- anxietate, teamăRomanian
- страх, беспокойство, желание, тревога, боязньRussian
- strepnja, стрепњаSerbo-Croatian
- starosť, úzkosťSlovak
- ängslan, farhåga, ångest, iverSwedish
- ఆందోళనTelugu
- kaygıTurkish
- тривога, неспокій, занепокоєнняUkrainian
- چںتا, بے چینیUrdu
- sự lo ngạiVietnamese
- 焦虑Chinese
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