Synonyms and Antonyms of antsy
1
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
- he was feeling understandably antsy about the tax audit
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
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
2
making jerky or restless movements
- after a few minutes in the formal restaurant, the kids got 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
3
showing urgent desire or interest
- she's been antsy to start what promises to be an exciting new job
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
engaged, interested
happy, hung up, obsessed
ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining
breathless, restive, restless
amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing
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
