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View usage for: (fɪdʒɪti) adjectiveSomeone who is fidgety keeps fidgeting, for example because they are nervous or bored. Synonyms: restless, nervous, uneasy, impatient More Synonyms of fidgety fidgety in American English (ˈfɪdʒɪti) Derived forms fidgetiness (ˈfidgetiness) noun Examples of 'fidgety' in a sentencefidgety He was always fidgety and nervous before boarding a plane.This made her restless and fidgety.Are you tense, restless and fidgety?He was fidgety and restless.He has the slightly nervous and fidgety air of a man expecting the doctor to ask him to drop his trousers and cough at any moment.As the second act journey took us to tea parties in Arabia, she grew fidgety and bored. I was so fidgety and nervous. Synonyms twitchy (informal) antsy (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition restless to have or do something They are impatient for jobs and security. Synonyms eager, longing, keen, hot, earnest, raring, anxious, hungry, intent, enthusiastic, yearning, greedy, restless, ardent, avid, fervent, zealous, chafing, vehement, fretful, straining at the leash, fervid, keen as mustard, like a cat on hot bricks (informal), athirst Definition having an irregular jolting motion He stood abruptly and left the room at a fast, jerky walk. Synonyms bumpy, rough, jolting, jumpy, shaky, bouncy, uncontrolled, twitchy, fitful, spasmodic, convulsive, tremulousDefinition nervous Investors have become jittery about the country's economy. Synonyms nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy (informal), wired (slang), trembling, shaky, agitated, quivering, hyper (informal), fidgety, antsy (informal) - fiddling
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Additional synonymsDefinition nervous or apprehensive I told myself not to be so jumpy. Synonyms nervous, anxious, tense, shaky, restless, agitated, hyper (informal), apprehensive, jittery (informal), on edge, twitchy (informal), fidgety, timorous, antsy (informal), wired (slang) Definition apprehensive or worried I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night. Synonyms apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, edgy, worried, wired (slang), tense, fearful, shaky, hysterical, agitated, ruffled, timid, hyper (informal), jittery (informal), uptight (informal), flustered, on edge, excitable, nervy (British, informal), jumpy, twitchy (informal), fidgety, timorous (literary), highly strung, antsy (informal), toey (Australian, slang), hesitant, adrenalized Definition nervous and irritable Ever since their arrival she had felt on edge. Synonyms tense, excited, wired (slang), nervous, eager, impatient, irritable, apprehensive, edgy, uptight (informal), ill at ease, twitchy (informal), tetchy, on tenterhooks, keyed up, antsy (informal), adrenalized Definition restless or uneasy The audience grew restive. Synonyms restless, nervous, uneasy, impatient, agitated, unruly, edgy, jittery (informal), recalcitrant, on edge, fractious, ill at ease, jumpy, fretful, fidgety, refractory, unquiet, antsy (informal) Definition (of a person) anxious or apprehensive He looked uneasy and refused to answer questions. Synonyms anxious, worried, troubled, upset, wired (slang), nervous, disturbed, uncomfortable, unsettled, impatient, restless, agitated, apprehensive, edgy, jittery (informal), perturbed, on edge, ill at ease, restive, twitchy (informal), like a fish out of water, antsy (informal), discomposed |