Definitions

choked

ADJECTIVE

anxious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight

WEAK

aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies clutched disquieted disturbed dreading fretful hacked hyper in a state in a tizzy in suspense jumpy nervy overwrought shaking shaky shivery shook-up shot to pieces solicitous spooked strung-out sweating bullets taut troubled unglued unquiet watchful wired worried sick wreck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave calm collected composed confident cool courageous happy inattentive quiet unafraid unconcerned unfearful unworried

WEAK

assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling

ADJECTIVE

congested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crowded glutted gridlocked jammed overcrowded teeming

STRONG

closed crammed filled gorged massed mobbed obstructed occluded overfilled overflowing packed plugged stopped stoppered stuffed

WEAK

chock-full jam-full jam-packed packed like sardines stuffed-up up to the rafters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

empty

WEAK

clear free open unblocked unclogged uncongested uncrowded

ADJECTIVE

insecure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afraid anxious apprehensive hesitant shaky touchy troubled unsure uptight

WEAK

Delphic diffident hanging by thread jumpy on thin ice questioning touch and go unassured unconfident unpoised up in the air vague

Antonyms

STRONGEST

at ease calm certain collected composed cool definite happy peaceful quiet sure unafraid unwavering unworried

WEAK

confident guarded protected safe secure sound

ADJECTIVE

neurotic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compulsive distraught disturbed manic obsessive

STRONG

aberrant deviant hysteric psychoneurotic upset

WEAK

abnormal anxious basket case bundle of nerves clutched disordered disoriented erratic hung up inhibited nervous nervous wreck overwrought unhealthy unstable uptight wired

Antonyms

STRONG

normal

WEAK

adjusted balanced sane stable

ADJECTIVE

smothered

Synonyms

STRONG

asphyxiated suffocated

WEAK

breathless

ADJECTIVE

strained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constrained labored stiff tense tight uneasy

STRONG

embarrassed put wired wreck

WEAK

artificial at end of rope awkward difficult false farfetched hard put in a state nervous wreck self-conscious strung-out taut uncomfortable unglued unnatural unrelaxed uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm comfortable easy easygoing laid-back loose relaxed slack

WEAK

genuine unforced

ADJECTIVE

tense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated anxious apprehensive edgy excited jittery nervous restive shaky strained stressful uneasy

STRONG

clutched concerned moved moving shot unnerved wired worried worrying wreck

WEAK

beside oneself bundle of nerves fidgety fluttery high-strung hung up hyper in a tizzy jumpy nerve-racking nervous wreck on edge overanxious overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight white knuckled wound-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried

STRONG

happy untroubled

WEAK

limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring

Example Sentences

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On restaurant outings I have pulled up a scene from the cinematic gem “Hoosiers” and gotten choked up while my kids prayed I wouldn’t still be blubbering when the waiter came.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“And then he choked up, sort of like I did a few minutes ago. He couldn’t get the words out. And everyone was completely spellbound.”

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Guthrie choked up as she entered the plaza to cheers during the program’s second hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Tehran's many parks, usually green lungs in a metropolis often choked by pollution, have become refuges since the fighting began.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

I sniffed so quickly, I nearly choked on my tears.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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