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| Main Entry: | jittery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
| Synonyms: | antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, edgy, excitable, fidgety, high-strung*, jumpy, on edge*, quivering, restless, shaky, skittish, tense, uneasy, uptight, on pins and needles, panicky, spooked, trembling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, alarmed, concerned, doubtful, foreboding, frozen*, hung up*, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered*, shaky*, stiff, suspicious, troubled, uncertain, uneasy, uptight, weak, worried, biting nails, butterflies, disquieted, feel in bones, get vibes, have a hunch, have cold feet, have funny feeling, have stage fright, in a cold sweat, in a dither, in a sweat, jellyfish, mistrustful, running scared, scaredy-cat, worried sick |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, unafraid, at ease, undoubting, unfearful, unsuspicious, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cowardly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, anxious, apprehensive, backward, base, caitiff, craven, dastardly, diffident, fainthearted, frightened, gutless, jittery, lily-livered*, nervous, paper tiger*, pusillanimous, recreant, retiring, scared, shrinking, shy, soft*, spineless*, timid, timorous, weak, worthless, yellow*, chicken-hearted, cowering, cowhearted, dismayed, having the willies, lacking courage, no guts, panicky, pigeonhearted, running scared, weak-kneed, yellow-bellied |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, agitated, antsy, anxious, basket case*, bothered, concerned, cut up*, discombobulated*, disconsolate, distracted, distraught, fidgety, inconsolable, jittery, jumpy, miffed, peeved, perturbed, shaky, troubled, uptight*, wired, worried, wrecked, wretched, all torn up, bugged, bummed out, bundle of nerves, distrait, dragged, exercised, harassed, hyper, in a stew, in a tizzy, ripped, saddened, shook, shook up, shot down, spooked, strung out, tormented, unconsolable, unglued, up the wall |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, glad, happy, joyful, comforted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fidgety |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restlessly moving |
| Synonyms: | antsy*, apprehensive, high-strung*, impatient, jerky, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, on edge*, restive, restless, spooky*, uneasy, wired*, hyper, nervous wreck, on pins and needles, spooked, twitchy, unrestful, up the wall |
| Antonyms: | quiet, restful, resting, still, unmoving, relaxed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frightened |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very scared |
| Synonyms: | abashed, afraid, aghast, alarmed, anxious, chicken*, fearful, frozen, hung up*, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered*, mousy*, numb, petrified, shaky, sissy*, startled, terrified, uptight, yellow*, affrighted, butterflies, chicken-hearted, cowed, dismayed, have cold feet, having kittens, in a cold sweat, in a panic, in a sweat, jellyfish, panicky, pushing the panic button, rabbity, running scared, scared stiff, shivery, spooked, terror-stricken, terrorized, unnerved |
| Antonyms: | calm, happy, comforted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jumpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
| Synonyms: | agitated, antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, creepy*, excitable, excited, fidgety, frisky, high-strung*, jittery, on edge*, restless, sensitive, shaky, skittish, tense, timorous, on pins and needles, spooked, unrestful |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, composed, laid-back, easy-going |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nervous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agitated, annoyed, apprehensive, basket case*, bothered, concerned, distressed, disturbed, edgy, excitable, fidgety, fitful, fussy*, hesitant, high-strung*, hysterical, irritable, jittery*, jumpy*, nervy*, neurotic, on edge*, overwrought, querulous, restive, sensitive, shaky*, shrinking, shy, skittish, snappish, solicitous, taut, tense, timid, timorous, troubled, uneasy, unstrung, upset, uptight, volatile, weak, wired*, worried, flustered, ruffled, spooked, twitchy, unrestful |
| Antonyms: | brave, calm, unafraid, unnervous, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | on edge |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tense |
| Synonyms: | agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself*, edgy, excited, fidgety, high-strung*, impatient, jittery, jumpy, nerve-racking, nervous, restless, uptight, wired*, worried, bundle of nerves, hyper, in a tizzy, keyed up, nervous wreck, overanxious, stressful, unnerved, wound up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | phobic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, anxious, apprehensive, disturbed, frightened, irrational, jittery, jumpy, nervous, neurotic, scared, shy, skittish, tense, worried, discomposed, disquieted, have cold feet, panicky |
| Main Entry: | restive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impatient, nervous |
| Synonyms: | agitated, balky, contrary, edgy, fidgety, fractious, fretful, froward, ill at ease, jittery, jumpy, nervy, obstinate, on edge, ornery*, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, restless, stubborn, tense, uneasy, unruly, unyielding, uptight |
| Notes: | restive means impatient or fidgety under pressure or restraint; restless is being uneasy, unquiet, or unable to relax or rest |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, patient, relaxed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uneasy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | awkward, uncomfortable |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agitated, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, bothered, disturbed, edgy, fearful, fidgety, fretful, ill at ease, impatient, insecure, irascible, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervous, on edge, peevish, perplexed, perturbed, precarious, restive, restless, shaken, shaky, strained, suspicious, tense, troubled, unsettled, unstable, upset, worried, wrung, all nerves, anguished, constrained, discomposed, dismayed, disquieted, harassed, in turmoil, on the qui vive, palpitant, tormented, unquiet, vexed |
| Antonyms: | comfortable, composed, laid-back, easy-going |
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbed, bothered |
| Synonyms: | agitated, antsy*, apprehensive, blue*, chaotic, confused, disconcerted, disordered, distressed, frantic, hurt, ill, jittery, jumpy, low, muddled, overwrought, shocked, sick, spilled, thrown, troubled, unsettled, upside-down, worried, all torn up, amazed, broken up, bummed out, capsized, come apart, dismayed, disquieted, dragged, grieved, in disarray, overturned, psyched out, rattled, ruffled, shook up, tipped over, toppled, tumbled, unglued, unzipped |
| Antonyms: | happy, undisturbed, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | on edge |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | feeling anxious |
| Synonyms: | anxious, edgy, fidgety, high-strung, impatient, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, uneasy, wired, hyper, in suspense, nail-biting, nerves on edge |
| Main Entry: | quivering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shuddering |
| Synonyms: | jittery, jumpy, shaking, shaky, tremulous, fluttering, quavering, shivering, trembling, vibrating |
| Main Entry: | anxious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worried, tense |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aghast, antsy*, apprehensive, basket case*, careful, concerned, distressed, disturbed, fearful, fidgety, fretful, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, overwrought, restless, scared, shaking, shaky, solicitous, taut, troubled, uneasy, uptight*, watchful, wired*, wreck*, bugged, butterflies, choked, clutched, disquieted, dreading, hacked, hyper, in a state, in a tizzy, in suspense, shivery, shook up, shot to pieces, spooked, strung out, sweating bullets, unglued, unquiet, worried sick |
| Antonyms: | assured, calm, content, cool, happy, indifferent, peaceful, unconcerned, tranqil, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fearful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alarmed, apprehensive |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aghast, agitated, anxious, chicken, diffident, disturbed, fainthearted, frightened, hesitant, intimidated, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered*, mousy, nerveless, nervous, nervy, perturbed, phobic, pusillanimous, scared, shaky, sheepish*, shrinking, shy, skittish, solicitous, spineless, tense, timid, timorous, tremulous, uneasy, unmanly, worried, yellow*, aflutter, chickenhearted, discomposed, disquieted, goose-bumpy, have cold feet, in a dither, panicky, quivery, rabbity, running scared, weak-kneed |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, unafraid, inapprehensive, unfearful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shaky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trembling |
| Synonyms: | infirm, insecure, jerry-built*, jittery, nervous, precarious, rattletrap, rickety, rocky, shaking, tremulous, unsettled, unsound, unstable, unsteady, unsure, vacillating, wavering, weak, wobbly, yielding, all aquiver, aquake, aquiver, ashake, faltering, fluctuant, jellylike, not set, quaking, quivery, rootless, tottering, tottery, tremorous, tumbledown, unfirm |
| Antonyms: | firm, steady, unwavering, unshaky |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under stress, pressure |
| Synonyms: | agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself*, concerned, edgy, excited, fidgety, high-strung*, hung up*, jittery, jumpy, moved, moving, nerve-racking, nervous, on edge, overwrought, queasy, restive, restless, shaky, shot*, strained, uneasy, uptight*, wired*, worried, worrying, wreck*, bundle of nerves, choked, clutched, fluttery, hyper, in a tizzy, keyed up, nervous wreck, overanxious, shot to pieces, stressful, strung out, unnerved, unquiet, up the wall, white knuckled, wound up |
| Antonyms: | calm, laid-back, uncaring, easy-going, relaxed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tremulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | timid |
| Synonyms: | cowardly, fearful, jittery, nervous, shy, timorous, trembling |
| Antonyms: | brave, calm, confident |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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