anxious
How many syllables in anxious?
There are 2 syllables in the word anxious.How to pronounce anxious:
Synonyms for anxious:
antsy
apprehensive
ardent
avid
bothered
concerned
desirous
distraught
disturbed
dying
eager
expectant
flustered
goosey
hesitant
ill at ease
impatient
insecure
intent
itching
jittery
jumpy
keen
nervous
obsessed
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Antonyms for anxious:
adjusted
adventuresome
adventurous
agitated
amenable
assertive
assured
at ease
at home
at peace
audacious
balanced
ballsy
balmy
blithe
bold
brave
calm
calm and collected
calmed
carefree
casual
categorical
certain
changeless
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- brother
- arrive
- without
- pattern
- middle
- princess
- present
- umpire
- tulip
- phoneme
- lucky
- entire
- circle
- although
- alive
- allowed
- using
- story
- locked
- ever
- dinner
- below
- basic
- apart
- getting
- whistle
- roses
- kitten
- confused
- chorus
- gorgeous
- awesome
- April
- ready
- practice
- enough
- study
- business
- snowman
- running
- admire
- arrived
- the-clouds
- finding
- fire truck
- snicker
- outcome
- touchdown
- diving
- digits
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Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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