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aflutter

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Synonyms & Antonyms of aflutter

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

Jonathan was all aflutter about taking a job at the new start-up company

Synonyms for aflutter

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

Words Related to aflutter

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

Phrases Synonymous with aflutter

keyed up,
on edge,
on pins and needles,
on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms for aflutter

confident,
self-assured,
self-confident,
sure

controlled,
self-controlled

Antonyms for aflutter

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

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“Aflutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aflutter. Accessed 21 Oct. 2020.

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