Anxious and Overeager

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Anxious adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

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

Nearby Words: anxiety, anxiously

Overeager adjective - Excessively eager.

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Anxious and overeager are semantically related. You can use "Anxious" instead an adjective "Overeager".

Just having been made a teacher, she's overeager and anxious to make a good impression on everyone, though she suffers quite a bit from foot-in-mouth syndrome.

Source: Literature / The Worst Witch

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