Anxious and Frantic

Anxious

Anxious adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

Frantic and anxious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frantic" instead an adjective "Anxious".

Nearby Words: anxiety, anxiously

Frantic

Frantic adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Usage example: the frantic parents were searching all over the fairgrounds for their lost child

Anxious and frantic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anxious" instead an adjective "Frantic".

Nearby Word: frantically
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