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

Groups of friends are still singing the words to their favorite Soulja Boy songs and parents are strapping their antsy toddlers into strollers. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Software stocks also sold off as investors grew antsy about the prospects of private equity firm Silver Lake buying enterprise software provider Workday . — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Meta relies on its broad internet advertising business to finance these investments, but shareholders are growing increasingly antsy over Meta’s ability to bring in sales and profit at a fast enough pace. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

This video might be a good one to play when the kids are getting antsy and need an excuse to get their bodies moving. — Parents, 19 June 2026