anxious

Anxious is a synonym of earnest.

As an adjective anxious

is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

As a proper noun earnest is

, an occasional spelling variant of ernest.

Anxious is a related term of covetous.

As adjectives the difference between anxious and covetous

is that anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle while covetous is inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.

As an adjective anxious

is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

As a noun hope is

the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

As a verb hope is

to want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

As a proper noun Hope is

{{given name|female|from=English}} from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.

As adjectives the difference between anxious and shy

is that anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle while shy is easily frightened; timid.

As a verb shy is

to avoid due to timidness or caution.

As a noun shy is

an act of throwing.

As adjectives the difference between anxious and frightful

is that anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle while frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

Anxious is a related term of acquisitive.

As adjectives the difference between anxious and acquisitive

is that anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle while acquisitive is (obsolete) acquired.

As adjectives the difference between anxious and depressed

is that anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle while depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent.

As a verb depressed is

(depress).

As an adjective anxious

is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

As a noun curiosity is

(obsolete) careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

As adjectives the difference between scared and anxious

is that scared is having fear; afraid, frightened while anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

As a verb scared

is (scare).