Synonyms of antsy

antsy

adjective

ˈant-sē 

1

as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

he was feeling understandably antsy about the tax audit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• anxious
• nervous
• upset
• uneasy
• apprehensive
• troubled
• hesitant
• uptight
• concerned
• perturbed
• jittery
• tense
• jumpy
• bothered
• flustered
• ill at ease
• queasy
• disturbed
• insecure
• on tenterhooks
• goosey
• restless
• on pins and needles
• on edge
• obsessed
• freaked
• nervy
• preoccupied
• edgy
• unquiet
• dithery
• distraught
• hinky
• het up
• atwitter
• aggrieved
• distressed
• aflutter
• fretful
• disquieted
• keyed up
• vexed
• fidgety
• hung up
• foreboding
• shook-up
• fretting
• freaked-out
• unnerved
• high-strung
• unstrung
• misgiving
• fluttery
• stewing
• qualmish
• skittish
• undone
• spooky
• flighty
• qualmy
• twittered
• hypertense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• calm
• relaxed
• collected
• cool
• sure
• nerveless
• confident
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

2

as in fidgety

making jerky or restless movements

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fidgety
• worried
• twitchy
• anxious
• upset
• squirmy
• nervous
• wiggly
• shaking
• shivering
• quivering
• troubled
• wriggly
• fluttery
• tense
• uptight
• trembling
• perturbed
• jittery
• shivery
• jumpy
• uneasy
• twittery
• quaking
• restive
• aflutter
• nervy
• shuddering
• edgy
• unquiet
• dithery
• het up
• hung up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• still
• easy
• motionless
• collected
• calm
• cool
• relaxed

3

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• avid
• anxious
• enthusiastic
• eager
• hungry
• impatient
• pumped
• keen
• ardent
• thirsty
• happy
• desirous
• greedy
• interested
• voracious
• solicitous
• ready
• nuts
• geeked
• stoked
• crazy
• enthused
• agog
• gung ho
• juiced
• raring
• hopped-up
• wild
• great
• bonkers
• willing
• hot
• champing at the bit
• chomping at the bit
• athirst
• engaged
• gaga
• hepped up
• obsessed
• restless
• longing
• ambitious
• glad
• restive
• covetous
• breathless
• craving
• hankering
• pining
• inclined
• game
• amenable
• hung up
• disposed
• appetent
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• apathetic
• unenthusiastic
• uninterested
• casual
• unconcerned
• nonchalant
• disinterested
• aloof
• detached
• incurious
• insouciant
• reluctant
• hesitant
• unwilling
• uneager
• stolid
• impassive
• lackadaisical
• lukewarm
• languid
• halfhearted
• languorous
• averse
• loath
• spiritless
• disinclined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of antsy

Security was no doubt antsy to call it a night and go home. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026

Even before the Iran war sent inflation soaring, traders were antsy about an economy with a 260% debt-to-GDP ratio hitting the fiscal gas. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

There was no easing in or getting antsy. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026

When a successful law-graduate cousin announces a plan to open a high-end restaurant in town, Azik’s loftiest dreams are reawakened — but one look at him, with his cauliflower ear and his antsy demeanor, is enough to tell you Azik is not someone for whom dreams readily come true. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026