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Solicitous synonyms

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devoted
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
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  1. Zealous; characterized by devotion.
  2. Characterized by devotion or zeal; dedicated
  3. Feeling or displaying strong affection or attachment; ardent:
tender
That has or expresses affection, love, consideration, etc.
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  1. That has or expresses affection, love, consideration, etc.
  2. Considerate and protective; solicitous:
  3. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving:
loving
Expressing love
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  1. Expressing love
  2. Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
  3. Feeling love; devoted
concerned
Involved or interested
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  1. Involved or interested
  2. Anxious; troubled:
  3. Interested and involved:
agitated
Shaken; perturbed; excited
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  1. Shaken; perturbed; excited
anxious
Eagerly wishing
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  1. Eagerly wishing
  2. Attended with, showing, or causing anxiety:
  3. Uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter; worried.
concerned
Anxious; troubled:
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  1. Anxious; troubled:
  2. Involved or interested
  3. Interested and involved:
distressed
Full of distress; anxious, suffering, troubled, etc.
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  1. Full of distress; anxious, suffering, troubled, etc.
  2. (Of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique
  3. Intentionally marred or faded to convey an antique or used look:
nervous
Characterized by or having a disordered state of the nerves
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  1. Characterized by or having a disordered state of the nerves
  2. Characterized by or showing emotional tension, restlessness, agitation, etc.
  3. Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension:
uneasy
Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained:
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  1. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained:
  2. Affording no ease or reassurance:
  3. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive:
unsettled
Not fixed or established:
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  1. Not fixed or established:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Uncertain or doubtful:
agog
Full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager.
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  1. Full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager.
ardent
Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent:
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  1. Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent:
  2. Warm or intense in feeling; passionate
  3. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
athirst
Eager; longing (for a thing)
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  1. Eager; longing (for a thing)
  2. Strongly desirous; eager:
  3. (Figuratively) Eager or extremely desirous (for something).
avid
Having an intense craving; greedy
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  1. Having an intense craving; greedy
  2. Eager and enthusiastic
  3. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy:
eager
Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
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  1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
  2. Feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent
  3. (Archaic) Sharp; keen
impatient
Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
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  1. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
  2. Restively eager or desirous; anxious:
  3. Feeling or showing a lack of patience
keen
Eager; enthusiastic; much interested
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  1. Eager; enthusiastic; much interested
  2. Ardent; enthusiastic:
  3. Strongly felt or perceived; intense; strong
thirsty
Craving something.
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  1. Craving something.
  2. Feeling thirst; wanting to drink
  3. Needing to drink.
raring
Full of eagerness; enthusiastic.
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  1. Full of eagerness; enthusiastic.
  2. Eager.
attentive
Paying close attention; alert or observant:
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  1. Paying close attention; alert or observant:
  2. Showing care for the needs or desires of others; caring or courteous.
  3. Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
considerate
Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring
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  1. Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring
  2. Having or showing regard for others and their feelings; thoughtful
  3. Characterised by careful and conscious thought; deliberate
courteous
Polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered
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  1. Polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered
  2. Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
gallant
Polite and attentive to women in a courtly way
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  1. Polite and attentive to women in a courtly way
  2. Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing:
  3. Having to do with love; amorous
polite
Refined; elegant:
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  1. Refined; elegant:
  2. Marked by or showing consideration for others and observance of accepted social usage.
  3. Having or showing culture or good taste; polished; cultured; refined
thoughtful
Given to careful thought; reflective:
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  1. Given to careful thought; reflective:
  2. Heedful, careful, attentive, etc.; esp., considerate of others; kind
  3. Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought:
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Sentence Examples

  • He is even solicitous to show that his point of view is that of the cultivated gentleman and not of the specialist of any order.

  • Neper being solicitous to know farther of him concerning this matter, he could give no other account of it than that it was by proportional numbers.

  • He was an able man, with a special talent for finance, free from all taint of personal corruption, and sincerely solicitous for the honour of Athens, but enslaved to popularity, and without principles of policy.

  • Nor were they so solicitous, as it is pretended, to conceal from the authorities what they did and said in their liturgical meetings.

  • Laud, now archbishop of Canterbury, was not a little solicitous about Chillingworth's reply to Knott, and at his request, as "the young man had given cause why a more watchful eye should be held over him and his writings," it was examined by the vicechancellor of Oxford and two professors of divinity, and published with their approbation in 1637, with the title The Religion of Protestants a Safe Way to Salvation.

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