DITHERY Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

dithery

adjective

as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty an expectant father in a high state of dithery alarm

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Adjective

Signs so far show Singles’ Day, China ’s biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Additionally, The Wall Street Journal previously reported that the PMA is worried that if the watchmen went on strike, that other ILWU dockworkers would walk off the job in solidarity.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

Everyone’s inner monologue is narrated by no less than author Zadie Smith, whose voice-over’s cool assurance forms a productive contrast with the characters’ anxious scrambling.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Even so, a person calling about an arrest or a custody dispute is just as likely to be anxious, and a voice that sounds human but is not can feel like deception, whatever the law requires.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of anxious

Adjective

There was no upset this time in the season opener for TCU men’s basketball as the Horned Frogs rolled to a 98-59 win over Lindenwood Monday night at Schollmaier Arena.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Hafley was naturally upset about Ollie Gordon’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that turned into a 3rd and 5 into a 3rd and 20 that the Dolphins didn’t convert during the Patriots’ 21-0 run.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

Some Republicans, notably including Vice President JD Vance, have directly blamed their midterm losses on the Iran war, which continues to see intermittent fighting amid an uneasy stalemate.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the musical explores family, artistic ambition and the uneasy passage of cultural knowledge from one generation to the next.

— James C. Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of uneasy

Adjective

It was meant to give kids from troubled homes an opportunity to learn the skills and discipline of a sport.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
The health system, while under Sarian’s leadership, bought the hospitals from troubled Steward Healthcare System in 2024 as part of a deal Steward made to thin debt.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

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