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Crossword clue last updated: 27/07/2026
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Hint 1: Meaning
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" .
Hint 2: Synonyms
EDGY, TENSE, ANTSY
Hint 3: Best answers
TENSE, EDGY, ONEDGE
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Synonyms for Anxious
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| Apprehensive | 36% |
| Jittery | 36% |
| Nervous | 36% |
| Highly strung | 29% |
| Uptight | 29% |
| Fidgety | 21% |
| Jumpy | 21% |
| On pins and needles | 21% |
| Tense | 21% |
| Irritable | 14% |
| Nervous, tense | 14% |
| Not relaxed | 14% |
| On edge | 14% |
| On tenterhooks | 14% |
| Restless | 14% |
| Stressed out | 14% |
| Unable to relax | 14% |
| Uneasy | 14% |
| Wound up | 14% |
| A dictator gains European leadership in Suspense | 7% |
| A Parisienne, when meeting unknown quantity, is disturbed | 7% |
| A single Venetian magistrate drops round, making you nervous | 7% |
| All keyed up | 7% |
| All nerves | 7% |
| All wound up | 7% |
| Almost all of cricket team getting Home Counties contract | 7% |
| Antsy | 7% |
| Anxious and uneasy | 7% |
| Anxious as part of guitar not quite complete | 7% |
| Anxious for the future, say | 7% |
| Anxious nipper heaves up | 7% |
| Anxious to be seen as chaste? | 7% |
| Anxious, apprehensive | 7% |
| Anxious, uncomfortable | 7% |
| Apprehensive over Sun getting involved! | 7% |
| Apprehensive rising star confused over lines | 7% |
| Apt to snap | 7% |
| Audacious | 7% |
| Avant-garde piece from talented gypsy | 7% |
| … hired gymnasium, showing stuff that's avant garde | 7% |
| … nervous energy, after 10s | 7% |
| Brace, in a way | 7% |
| Brittle BBC boss welcomed by the old in retirement | 7% |
| Bunch of old-fashioned geezers apt to lose it | 7% |
| Causing anxiety decades before EU’s beginning | 7% |
| Concerned | 7% |
| Constantly shifting | 7% |
| Daring, in a way | 7% |
| Distressed | 7% |
| Eager | 7% |
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What's the best solution for Anxious?
The most likely answer for the crossword clue Anxious is TENSE. Other possible answers include EDGY, ONEDGE, ANTSY, NERVOUS, ON EDGE, UNEASY, NERVY, FRAUGHT, among others.
How many solutions are there for Anxious?
We have found 19 possible answers for the crossword clue Anxious.
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What is another word for Anxious?
We list 7 synonyms related to Anxious. Common alternatives include DYING, QUEASY, UNEASY, NERVOUS.
Which crosswords feature clues like Anxious?
Clues like Anxious often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Guardian Prize, The Daily Telegraph GK, The Observer Everyman, The Independent Inquisitor, The Times Specialist, among others.
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