What is another word for fidgety?
442 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɪd͡ʒɪti], [ fˈɪdʒɪti], [ f_ˈɪ_dʒ_ɪ_t_i]
Fidgety is a word that refers to a restless, nervous, and uneasy feeling. Some synonyms for fidgety are agitated, restless, twitchy, uneasy, and jittery. If someone is feeling fidgety, they might also be experiencing anxiety, stress, or worry, which could lead them to shake their legs, tap their fingers, or fidget with objects around them. Other synonyms for fidgety include antsy, nervous, jumpy, and edgy. People who feel fidgety might benefit from relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, or yoga to calm their nerves and reduce their restlessness.
Synonyms for Fidgety:
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adj.
• excitable- Agitable ,
- Alarmable ,
- Hot-headed ,
- hottempered ,
- over-zealous ,
- short fused ,
- volcanic ,
- demonstrative ,
- enthusiastic ,
- fierce ,
- fiery ,
- hot-tempered ,
- impulsive ,
- inflammable ,
- intolerant ,
- moody ,
- neurotic ,
- overzealous ,
- passionate ,
- quick ,
- rash ,
- reckless ,
- temperamental ,
- uncontrolled ,
- vehement ,
- violent .
- Qualmish ,
- bilious ,
- green around gills ,
- pukish ,
- sick as a dog ,
- groggy ,
- indisposed ,
- nauseated ,
- queer ,
- rocky ,
- sick ,
- sick as dog ,
- sickly ,
- squeamish ,
- under the weather ,
- unwell .
- Clutched ,
- Dreading ,
- aghast ,
- basket case ,
- bugged ,
- careful ,
- choked ,
- fidgety ,
- fretful ,
- solicitous ,
- sweating bullets ,
- watchful ,
- worried sick .
- Dragged ,
- Exercised ,
- Saddened ,
- afflicted ,
- bothered ,
- cut up ,
- disconsolate ,
- distrait ,
- distraught ,
- harassed ,
- inconsolable ,
- miffed ,
- peeved ,
- ripped ,
- shook ,
- tormented ,
- wrecked ,
- wretched .
- in-constant ,
- more bustling ,
- more fidgeting ,
- more unpeaceful ,
- most bustling ,
- most fidgeting ,
- most unpeaceful ,
- tossing turning ,
- un peaceful ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un steadier ,
- un steadiest ,
- un steady ,
- un-peaceful ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest ,
- un-steadier ,
- un-steadiest .
- dis composed ,
- dis mayed ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-mayed ,
- more anguished ,
- more discomposed ,
- more dismayed ,
- more palpitant ,
- more vexed ,
- most anguished ,
- most discomposed ,
- most dismayed ,
- most palpitant ,
- most vexed ,
- on qui vive ,
- pre carious ,
- pre-carious ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-easy .
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adv.
• on edge Other synonyms:
- afraid ,
- changeable ,
- contort ,
- convulsion ,
- shiver ,
- twitch ,
- twitchy .
- shake .
- fit .
Other relevant words:
- Flurried ,
- Fussing ,
- Half-hearted ,
- Pottering ,
- Restiff ,
- Roused ,
- Saltatory ,
- Shilly-shally ,
- Tremulant ,
- Vellicative ,
- a bundle of nerves ,
- aflame ,
- agitated ,
- agog ,
- all a-twitter ,
- all shook up ,
- all wound up ,
- all-overish ,
- antsy ,
- anxious ,
- aroused ,
- at a loss ,
- athirst ,
- awkward ,
- bad-tempered ,
- balky ,
- beside oneself ,
- bustling ,
- busy ,
- chafing ,
- concerned ,
- convulsive ,
- coy ,
- crabbed ,
- depression ,
- diffident ,
- discombobulated ,
- discomfited ,
- discomposed ,
- disconcerted ,
- discontent ,
- discontentment ,
- disquieted ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- distracted ,
- distressed ,
- disturbed ,
- double-minded ,
- dysphoria ,
- eager ,
- eclamptic ,
- edge ,
- electric ,
- electrical ,
- emotional ,
- excitable ,
- excited ,
- faint-hearted ,
- fearful ,
- feverish ,
- fidgeting ,
- fitful ,
- flail ,
- flappable ,
- flustered ,
- fluttering ,
- fluttery ,
- fractious ,
- frantic ,
- frenetic ,
- frenzied ,
- frightened ,
- frisky ,
- fussy ,
- galvanic ,
- goosey ,
- hasty ,
- hesitating ,
- high ,
- high-strung ,
- highly strung ,
- hot and bothered ,
- hot-blooded ,
- hurried ,
- hyper ,
- hysterical ,
- ill ,
- ill at ease ,
- ill-tempered ,
- impatient ,
- impetuous ,
- in a dither ,
- in a flap ,
- in a quiver ,
- in a stew ,
- in a sweat ,
- in a tizzy ,
- intense ,
- intractable ,
- irascible ,
- irresolute ,
- irritable ,
- jerking ,
- jerky ,
- mercurial ,
- moved ,
- mulish ,
- mutinous ,
- nervous wreck ,
- nervy ,
- obstinate ,
- on a high ,
- on edge ,
- on pins and needles ,
- on tenterhooks ,
- orgasmic ,
- overexcited ,
- overwrought ,
- panicky ,
- peevish ,
- perturbed ,
- prickly ,
- queasy ,
- querulous ,
- quick-tempered ,
- quivering ,
- quivery ,
- rattled ,
- rebellious ,
- recalcitrant ,
- refractory ,
- resentful ,
- restive ,
- restlessness ,
- ruffled ,
- sadness ,
- scared ,
- sensitive ,
- shaken ,
- shaken up ,
- shaking ,
- shaky ,
- shivering ,
- shivery ,
- shook up ,
- skittery ,
- skittish ,
- sleepless ,
- spasmodic ,
- spastic ,
- spooked ,
- spooky ,
- squirmy ,
- stimulated ,
- stir-crazy ,
- stirred ,
- stirred up ,
- strained ,
- strung up ,
- stubborn ,
- susceptible ,
- taut ,
- testy ,
- thin-skinned ,
- tighten ,
- timid ,
- timorous ,
- touchy ,
- trembling ,
- trembly ,
- tremulous ,
- troubled ,
- troublous ,
- turbulent ,
- twitching ,
- twittery ,
- uncertain ,
- uncomfortable ,
- undecided ,
- undetermined ,
- uneasiness ,
- ungratified ,
- unnerved ,
- unpeaceful ,
- unresolved ,
- unrestful ,
- unruly ,
- unsatisfied ,
- unsettled ,
- unsure ,
- up the wall ,
- upset ,
- vicious ,
- volatile ,
- whiney ,
- whiny ,
- wiggly ,
- wired ,
- worked up ,
- worried ,
- wound up ,
- wriggly .
- Butterflies ,
- Hacked ,
- all nerves ,
- all torn up ,
- anguished ,
- bummed out ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- changeful ,
- having cabin fever ,
- in a state ,
- in suspense ,
- in turmoil ,
- keyed up ,
- on the qui vive ,
- over-anxious ,
- over-wrought ,
- overanxious ,
- palpitant ,
- shot down ,
- shot to pieces ,
- stressful ,
- strung out ,
- tossing and turning ,
- unconsolable ,
- unglued ,
- unquiet ,
- up set ,
- volative ,
- white knuckled ,
- wrecker .
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How to use "Fidgety" in context?
adults experience fidgets within different ways. In some people, fidgets are a result of an anxious or nervous disposition. For others, fidgets can easily manifest from anxiety, inactivity, boredom, stress, or when a person is Pregnant.
The Mayo Clinic defines a fidgets as:
"a restless, incessant movement of the hands, feet, or limbs, that is not necessary for the performance of an activity."
Fidgets can seem like a harmless way to relieve stress, but for some people, they can become a compulsive habit.
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