| Main Entry: | anxiousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anxiety |
Synonyms: |
agita, anguish, apprehension, apprehensiveness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, fearfulness, nervousness, pins and needles, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry |
| Main Entry: | turmoil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos |
Synonyms: |
agitation, ailment, anxiety, anxiousness, bedlam, bustle, commotion, confusion, disorder, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, dither, ferment, flap, flurry, free-for-all, fuss, hassle*, hectic, hubbub, lather, mix-up, noise, pandemonium, pother, restiveness, restlessness, riot, row, ruckus, stir, strife, to-do, topsy-turvy, trouble, tumult, turbulence, unrest, uproar, violence, whirl |
| Notes: | tumult applies only to people, while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people |
Antonyms: |
calm, harmony, order, peace |
| Main Entry: | uneasiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disquiet |
Synonyms: |
agitation, anguish, anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, disquietude, edginess, restiveness, restlessness, tumult, turmoil, unease, worry |
| 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 |