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anxious

How many syllables in anxious?

  2 syllables

Divide anxious into syllables:   anx-ious
Stressed syllable in anxious:   anx-ious
How to say anxious:

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Synonyms for anxious


1 syllable
  • taut
2 syllables
  • afraid
  • concerned
  • edgy
  • flustered
  • harried
  • jumpy
  • nervy
  • phobic
  • unnerved
  • worried
  • bothered
  • disturbed
  • fearful
  • fretful
  • haunted
  • nervous
  • perturbed
  • troubled
  • uptight
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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