Synonyms for anxiously
- adverb
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
He anxiously awaited the arrival of his child.
Example sentences
- uneasily Tom and Mary looked at each other uneasily.
- apprehensively They stared apprehensively at one another.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| anxiously | rising | |
| uneasily | rising | |
| apprehensively | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- uneasily4
- 14 letters
- apprehensively
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (uneasily4 = 4 syllables).