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anxious adj.
held adj.
kept adj.
neurotic adj.
seized adj.
tense adj.
worried adj.

ADJECTIVE

anxious

Synonyms

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

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aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies choked 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

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

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assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling

ADJECTIVE

held

Synonyms

STRONG

adhered believed controlled defended detained gripped guarded occupied retained taken

Antonyms

WEAK

freed lost released

ADJECTIVE

kept

Synonyms

STRONG

guarded held maintained reserved saved withheld

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at hand on file watched over

Antonyms

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abandoned broken dishonored forgotten

ADJECTIVE

neurotic

Synonyms

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compulsive distraught disturbed manic obsessive

STRONG

aberrant deviant hysteric psychoneurotic upset

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

Antonyms

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normal

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adjusted balanced sane stable

ADJECTIVE

seized

Synonyms

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captured

STRONG

annexed snatched

ADJECTIVE

tense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

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choked 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

ADJECTIVE

worried

Synonyms

STRONG

bothered concerned distracted distressed disturbed frightened perturbed tense tormented upset

WEAK

afraid apprehensive beside oneself distraught fearful fretful hung up ill at ease nervous on edge on pins and needles overwrought solicitous uneasy uptight worried stiff

Antonyms

STRONG

calm comforted happy relaxed uncaring undisturbed untroubled unworried

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clutched

He clutched a photo of his late wife that had been enlarged for the television cameras.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Eventually they do and Navratil plunges into a thicket of grass next to a corrugated metal wall, emerging with six tiny kittens clutched to her chest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

From across town, the resplendent Grand Central Terminal, a haven for tourists and a showcase for the city, clutched its pearls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

She clutched her hair in her hands for a moment.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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