anxiously

adverb

Definition of anxiouslynext
as in apprehensively

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Recent Examples of anxiously Fans have been anxiously awaiting the LP since the star first announced it back in April. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026 Iran was the eighth-best third-place team entering the final match, anxiously needing either team to lose secure that spot. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026 In the hours before the parade, people anxiously awaited the arrival of their champions. — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026 Fans at Doña Paulina, a Uruguayan restaurant in Miami, anxiously watched their team fight for a chance to stay in the competition. — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The 19-year-old dressed in a light gray suit with a pastel orange neck tie anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection. — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Despite the fact that Ebra anxiously rehearsed his pitch for hours, Carmy cuts him off and tells him that his plan to franchise the Beef side window into a few suburban locations is a perfect idea, having been tipped off by his Uncle Jimmy. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 26 June 2026 Each year when Wimbledon rolls around, tennis fans crane their necks and watch their TV screens with undivided attention for a glance at the Royal Box, anxiously awaiting if Kate Middleton will be in attendance. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anxiously
  1. apprehensively
  2. uneasily
  3. uncomfortably
  4. critically
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  • This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of apprehensively
Adverb
  • László Moholy-Nagy hovers low over a gaggle of pigeons, suspending the viewer uneasily between protector and predator.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
  • Most respondents cluster uneasily in the middle, reflecting ambivalence rather than ideological conviction.
    — Alexis Montambault-Trudelle, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Definition of uneasily
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  • That sits uncomfortably with me — and, judging by the boos, with many fans in Foxborough.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • As the clogged pipe grows louder, the camera begins uncomfortably zooming in on Rudd’s face until the pipe explodes in Ted's, closing out the episode.
    — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of uncomfortably
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  • Going into my 18th year of teaching, my biggest goal is re-creating that experience of thinking critically for oneself and studying literature through a critical lens.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • That is because they are not forced to read or think critically on a daily basis and do not have the structured learning routine of a classroom.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
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