| Main Entry: | distressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upset |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, agitated, all torn up, antsy, anxious, basket case, bothered, bugged, bummed out, bundle of nerves, concerned, cut up, discombobulated*, disconsolate, distracted, distrait, distraught, dragged, exercised, fidgety, harassed, hyper, in a stew, in a tizzy, inconsolable, jittery, jumpy, miffed, peeved, perturbed, ripped, saddened, shaky, shook, shook up, shot down, spooked, strung out, tormented, troubled, unconsolable, unglued, up the wall, uptight*, wired, worried, wrecked, wretched |
Antonyms: |
calm, collected, comforted, glad, happy, joyful |
| Main Entry: | neurotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally maladjusted |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anxious, basket case, bundle of nerves, choked, clutched, compulsive, deviant, disordered, disoriented, distraught, disturbed, erratic, hung up, hysteric, inhibited, manic, nervous, nervous wreck, obsessive, overwrought, psychoneurotic, unhealthy, unstable, upset, uptight, wired |
Antonyms: |
adjusted, balanced, sane, stable |
| Main Entry: | on edge |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tense |
Synonyms: |
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself, bundle of nerves, edgy, excited, fidgety, high-strung, hyper, impatient, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, nerve-racking, nervous, nervous wreck, overanxious, restless, stressful, unnerved, uptight, wired, worried, wound up |
| Main Entry: | restless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not content; moving about |
Synonyms: |
active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, bundle of nerves, bustling, changeable, disturbed, edgy, fidgeting, fidgety, fitful, footloose, fretful, hurried, ill at ease, inconstant, intermittent, irresolute, itchy, jumpy, nervous, nomadic, on edge, perturbed, restive, roving, sleepless, spasmodic, strung out, tossing and turning, transient, troubled, turbulent, uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful, unruly, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, wandering, worried |
| Notes: | restive means impatient or fidgety under pressure or restraint; restless is being uneasy, unquiet, or unable to relax or rest |
Antonyms: |
agitated, jumpy, nervous, restive |
| Main Entry: | tense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under stress, pressure |
Synonyms: |
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself, bundle of nerves, choked, clutched, concerned, edgy, excited, fidgety, fluttery, high-strung, hung up, hyper, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, moved, moving, nerve-racking, nervous, nervous wreck, on edge, overanxious, overwrought, queasy, restive, restless, shaky, shot to pieces, shot*, strained, stressful, strung out, uneasy, unnerved, unquiet, up the wall, uptight*, white knuckled, wired, worried, worrying, wound up, wreck* |
Antonyms: |
calm, easy-going, laid-back, relaxed, uncaring |
| Main Entry: | touchy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily offended |
Synonyms: |
bad-tempered, bundle of nerves, cantankerous, captious, choleric, crabbed, cranky, cross, delicate, dicey, grouchy, grumpy, hazardous, hypersensitive, irascible, irritable, jumpy, mean, ornery*, oversensitive, peevish, perturbable, pettish, petulant, precarious, querulous, quick-tempered, risky, sensitive, splenetic, surly, temperamental, testy, thin-skinned, ticklish, tricky, unpredictable, unsafe, uptight*, volatile, wired up, wound up |
Antonyms: |
calm, easygoing, laid-back, unflappable |
| Main Entry: | unquiet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restless |
Synonyms: |
active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, bundle of nerves, bustling, changeable, disturbed, edgy, fidgeting, fidgety, fitful, footloose, fretful, hurried, ill at ease, inconstant, intermittent, irresolute, itchy, jumpy, nervous, nomadic, on edge, perturbed, restive, roving, sleepless, spasmodic, strung out, tossing and turning, transient, troubled, turbulent, uneasy, unpeaceful, unrestful, unruly, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, wandering, worried |