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100 Best Synonyms for “Anxious”

June 23, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. afraid feeling fear or worry
2. agitated disturbed and unable to stay calm
3. alarmed suddenly worried or frightened
4. anguished suffering intense worry or pain
5. antsy restless and impatient
6. apprehensive fearful about what may happen
7. bent out of shape upset and agitated
8. beset troubled on all sides
9. beside oneself extremely upset or worried
10. bothered worried or troubled
11. breathless tense with excitement or worry
12. burdened weighed down by worry
13. careladen burdened with worry
14. careworn worn down by worry
15. cautious careful because of concern
16. concerned troubled or bothered about something
17. consumed completely occupied by worry
18. diffident shy and lacking confidence
19. discomposed disturbed and uneasy
20. disconcerted made uneasy or confused
21. disquieted made uneasy or worried
22. distracted unable to focus from worry
23. distressed suffering from worry or pain
24. disturbed emotionally unsettled or worried
25. drawn showing strain or worry
26. edgy tense, irritable, or nervous
27. excitable easily stirred or agitated
28. expectant awaiting something with tension
29. fearful feeling afraid or worried
30. fearing the worst expecting a bad outcome
31. fidgety restlessly unable to keep still
32. fixated obsessively focused or worried
33. flapped nervous and agitated
34. flurried hurried and nervously confused
35. fraught filled with anxiety or tension
36. fretful habitually worried or restless
37. guarded cautious and wary
38. hanging on waiting with nervous attention
39. harried feeling pressured and worried
40. hassled troubled by stress or worry
41. hesitant uncertain and nervous
42. high-strung very nervous and sensitive
43. highly strung very nervous and sensitive
44. impatient restless from waiting
45. in a flap nervous and agitated
46. in a state very upset or nervous
47. in suspense uncertain and tense
48. insecure lacking confidence; uneasy
49. jittery nervous and shaky
50. jumpy easily startled or nervous
51. keen eagerly interested or wanting
52. keyed up tense and excited
53. leery suspicious and uneasy
54. nervous easily agitated or uneasy
55. nervy showing nervous energy
56. neurotic excessively anxious or worried
57. obsessed overly preoccupied with something
58. on edge nervous and easily upset
59. on pins and needles nervously unable to relax
60. on tenterhooks in painful suspense or anxiety
61. overtense too tense or strained
62. overwrought extremely nervous or upset
63. panicky showing sudden intense fear
64. pensive deeply thoughtful and troubled
65. perturbed slightly upset or worried
66. preoccupied distracted by worry or thought
67. pressed under strain or pressure
68. quivery shaking with nervousness
69. rattled nervous and thrown off
70. reactive quick to respond nervously
71. reserved restrained and somewhat uneasy
72. restless unable to relax or keep still
73. self-conscious uncomfortably aware of oneself
74. shaken disturbed and unsettled
75. shaky trembling from nerves or fear
76. skittish easily startled or nervous
77. solicitous showing anxious concern
78. spooked suddenly nervous or frightened
79. strained showing tension or stress
80. stressed under mental or emotional strain
81. taut tight with tension
82. tense unable to relax; strained
83. timid showing nervous lack of courage
84. timorous showing fear or nervousness
85. tormented severely troubled or worried
86. troubled distressed or worried
87. twitchy nervous and jumpy
88. uncertain not sure and uneasy
89. uneasy not comfortable or reassured
90. unnerved made nervous or uneasy
91. unsettled uneasy and not calm
92. upset disturbed or worried
93. uptight tense and worried
94. vigilant carefully alert to danger
95. volatile emotionally unstable and tense
96. wary cautious and watchful
97. watchful alert and cautiously attentive
98. worked up emotionally agitated or worried
99. worried feeling concern or unease
100. wound up tense and unable to relax

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