| Main Entry: | ants in one's pants |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fidgetiness |
Synonyms: |
heebie-jeebies, itching, restlessness, the fidgets |
| Main Entry: | anxiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worry, tension |
Synonyms: |
all-overs, angst, ants in pants, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment |
Antonyms: |
assurance, calmness, composure, contentment, ease, happiness, nonchalance, peace, tranquility |
| Main Entry: | impatience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inability, unwillingness to wait |
Synonyms: |
agitation, anger, annoyance, ants in pants, anxiety, avidity, disquietude, eagerness, edginess, excitement, expectancy, fretfulness, haste, hastiness, heat*, impetuosity, intolerance, irritability, irritableness, nervousness, quick temper, rashness, restiveness, restlessness, shortness, snappiness, suspense, uneasiness, vehemence, violence |
Antonyms: |
control, ease, endurance, forbearance, patience, tolerance, waiting, willingness |
| Main Entry: | tension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental stress |
Synonyms: |
agitation, ants in pants, antsiness, anxiety, apprehension, bad feeling, brunt, concern, discomfort, disquiet, edginess, hostility, jitters, jumps, nail-biting, nerves, nervousness, pins and needles, pressure, restlessness, shakes, strain, suspense, unease, uneasiness, worriment, worry |
Antonyms: |
calmness, contentedness, ease, peace, relaxation |
| Main Entry: | unease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anxiety |
Synonyms: |
all-overs, angst, ants in pants, anxiousness, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss*, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic*, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment, worry |