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atwitter

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Synonyms & Antonyms of atwitter

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

the whole office was atwitter with speculation that there might be another round of layoffs

Synonyms for atwitter

aflutter,
antsy,
anxious,
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 atwitter

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 atwitter

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

Near Antonyms for atwitter

confident,
self-assured,
self-confident,
sure

controlled,
self-controlled

Antonyms for atwitter

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

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The first known use of atwitter was in 1833

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