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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | strained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forced, pretended |
| Synonyms: | artificial, at end of rope, awkward, choked, constrained, difficult, embarrassed, false, farfetched, hard put, in a state, labored, nervous wreck, put, self-conscious, stiff, strung out, taut, tense, tight, uncomfortable, uneasy, unglued, unnatural, unrelaxed, uptight, wired, wreck* |
| Antonyms: | genuine, unforced |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | basket case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nervous person |
| Synonyms: | a bundle of nerves, nervous wreck, ninnyhammer, spastic, spaz |
| Main Entry: | nervous Nellie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very nervous person |
| Synonyms: | a bundle of nerves, chicken, fraidy cat, nervous wreck, pantywaist, wimp, worrier, worrywart, wuss |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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