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tied up in knots

ADJECTIVE

concerned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious distressed disturbed troubled uneasy uptight

STRONG

bothered exercised perturbed upset

WEAK

biting one's nails butterflies in stomach in a stew on pins and needles worried sick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm collected composed cool happy peaceful

WEAK

disinterested inattentive uncaring unconcerned undisturbed uninvolved unperturbed untroubled unworried

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But Johnson is really being tied up in knots for his stonewalling over the Jeffrey Epstein files.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

My stomach is tied up in knots just thinking about it.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2020

“But at the same time, they do not want these companies tied up in knots and not able to produce products for the marketplace.”

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019

Hint - you may get yourself tied up in knots.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2016

My insides are tied up in knots, a scream claws its way up my throat, but I push it all down.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

tied up in knots

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