antsy

ant·sy

adj \ˈant-sē\

Definition of ANTSY

1

: restless, fidgety <antsy children>; also : impatient, eager <antsy for a new challenge>

2

: nervous, apprehensive <antsy investors>

Examples of ANTSY

1. <he was feeling understandably antsy about the tax audit>
2. <after a few minutes in the formal restaurant, the kids got antsy>

First Known Use of ANTSY

1838

Related to ANTSY

Synonyms: aflutter, nervous, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Antonyms: calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

Related Words: aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Near Antonyms: confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled

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