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antsy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of antsy

1 feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

  • he was feeling understandably antsy about the tax audit
Synonyms of antsy

aflutter, 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 antsy

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 antsy

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks
Near Antonyms of antsy

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled
Antonyms of antsy

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

2 making jerky or restless movements

  • after a few minutes in the formal restaurant, the kids got antsy
Synonyms of antsy

fidgety, squirmy, twitchy, wiggly, wriggly
Words Related to antsy

aflutter, fluttery, twittery

quaking, quivering, shaking, shivering, shivery, shuddering, trembling

anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, hung up, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, restive, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried
Near Antonyms of antsy

calm, collected, cool, easy, relaxed
Antonyms of antsy

motionless, still

3 showing urgent desire or interest

  • she's been antsy to start what promises to be an exciting new job
Synonyms of antsy

agog, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked [slang], great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked [slang], thirsty, voracious, wild
Words Related to antsy

engaged, interested

happy, hung up, obsessed

ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining

breathless, restive, restless

amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing
Phrases Synonymous with antsy

champing at the bit, chomping at the bit
Near Antonyms of antsy

casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested

aloof, detached, disinterested

impassive, stolid

halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless

averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath (also loth), reluctant, unwilling
Antonyms of antsy

apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

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