| Main Entry: |
tense
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| 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 |