| Main Entry: | fidgety |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restlessly moving |
Synonyms: |
antsy*, apprehensive, high-strung, hyper, impatient, jerky, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervous wreck, nervy, on edge, on pins and needles, restive, restless, spooked, spooky*, twitchy, uneasy, unrestful, up the wall, wired |
Antonyms: |
quiet, relaxed, restful, resting, still, unmoving |
| Main Entry: | jumpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
Synonyms: |
agitated, antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, creepy*, excitable, excited, fidgety, frisky, high-strung, jittery, on edge, on pins and needles, restless, sensitive, shaky, skittish, spooked, tense, timorous, unrestful |
Antonyms: |
calm, collected, composed, easy-going, laid-back |
| 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, flustered, fussy*, hesitant, high-strung, hysterical, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervy, neurotic, on edge, overwrought, querulous, restive, ruffled, sensitive, shaky*, shrinking, shy, skittish, snappish, solicitous, spooked, taut, tense, timid, timorous, troubled, twitchy, uneasy, unrestful, unstrung, upset, uptight, volatile, weak, wired, worried |
Antonyms: |
brave, calm, unafraid, unnervous, unworried |
| 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: | unsettled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bothered, upset |
Synonyms: |
active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, busy, changeable, changeful, changing, complex, complicated, confused, disorderly, disturbed, explosive, fidgety, fluid, flustered, inconstant, insecure, kinetic, mobile, mutable, on edge, perilous, perturbed, precarious, rattled, restive, restless, shaken, shaky, shifting, shook up, tense, thrown, ticklish, troubled, unbalanced, uncertain, uneasy, unnerved, unpeaceful, unpredictable, unquiet, unrestful, unstable, unsteady, variable, wavering, wobbling |
Antonyms: |
calmed, content, happy, settled |
| 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 |