as in anxiety
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
don't be overcome with anxiousness about things that may never happen
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Recent Examples of anxiousness
Eager, but unsupported Gen Z approaches AI with both enthusiasm and anxiousness.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anxiousness
Noun
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Other benefits of acupuncture were pain intensity reduction, an improvement of physical functions, and fewer anxiety symptoms.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The stress among the friend group about their costume theme is giving me more anxiety than a haunted hayride.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Oct. 2025
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For its part, the stock market has defied financial fears during recent government shutdowns.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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For Jones, that means confronting her childhood fear of clowns.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shanen Wright, 48, a lifelong Charleston resident who lives near CAMC Memorial, said many in the city have little worry about flooding in the face of more immediate problems, like the opioid epidemic and the decline of manufacturing and mining.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Rising worries During the Milken Institute Asia Summit, other experts warned that retail inflows could distort pricing, erode returns and destabilize fund structures designed for long-term investments or patient capital.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Powell said a sharp cooldown of hiring over the summer had shifted the balance of risks toward greater concern over the labor market rather than inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though when that context is Newcastle’s longer-term top-flight form, then a general feeling of unease is becoming justified.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite a growing sense of unease, museum leaders across the country have largely remained silent.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Anxiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anxiousness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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