Anxiously

Synonyms of anxiously

• nervously
• worriedly
• apprehensively

Antonyms of anxiously

• calmly
• composedly
• serenely

Collocations of anxiously

waiting anxiously

Frequency: 70 %

She was waiting anxiously for the test results.

looking anxiously

Frequency: 60 %

He was looking anxiously for his lost keys.

listening anxiously

Frequency: 50 %

She was listening anxiously for any news about the accident.

speaking anxiously

Frequency: 45 %

He was speaking anxiously during the meeting.

breathing anxiously

Frequency: 40 %

She was breathing anxiously as she waited for the interview to start.

Idiomatic Expressions for anxiously

• Phrase: jump out of one's skin
  Meaning: to react with extreme surprise or fear
  Usage: I nearly jumped out of my skin when the door suddenly slammed shut.