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Pronunciation:
[ fɹˈɛtfə͡l], [ fɹˈɛtfəl], [ f_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_f_əl]
Fretful is an adjective that describes someone who is easily agitated, anxious or worried. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of fretful, including restless, uneasy, fidgety, nervous, jittery, edgy and anxious. Restless describes someone who is unable to relax or remain still, while uneasy refers to a feeling of discomfort or insecurity. Fidgety indicates someone who is restless and can't stay in one place for long, while jittery describes someone who is jumpy or easily startled. Edgy and anxious both describe someone who is nervous or apprehensive. These synonyms help to convey the same meaning as fretful and can be used in different contexts.
Related words: fret, fretful of, feeling fretful, fretting
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Synonyms for Fretful:
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adj.
• irritable • querulous • sullen- Moping ,
- beetle-browed ,
- broody ,
- cantankerous ,
- contrary ,
- cynical ,
- dark ,
- dejected ,
- dissociable ,
- dour ,
- frowning ,
- gloomy ,
- glowering ,
- glum ,
- grim ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- hostile ,
- irascible ,
- long-faced ,
- malevolent ,
- mean ,
- melancholy ,
- moody ,
- morose ,
- noncooperative ,
- obstinate ,
- scowling ,
- sour ,
- sulky ,
- surly ,
- uncooperative ,
- unfriendly ,
- ungenial ,
- unsociable ,
- tenebrific .
- dis quieted ,
- dis tressed ,
- dis-quieted ,
- dis-tressed ,
- in state ,
- in tizzy ,
- more bugged ,
- more butterflies ,
- more careful ,
- more choked ,
- more clutched ,
- more disquieted ,
- more dreading ,
- more hacked ,
- more hyper ,
- more nervous ,
- more spooked ,
- more unglued ,
- most bugged ,
- most butterflies ,
- most choked ,
- most clutched ,
- most disquieted ,
- most dreading ,
- most hacked ,
- most hyper ,
- most spooked ,
- most unglued ,
- over wrought ,
- shot pieces ,
- sweating bullets ,
- un glued ,
- un-glued ,
- up tight ,
- up-tight ,
- worried sick ,
- wreckest .
- bad tempered ,
- badtempered ,
- ill humored ,
- ill tempered ,
- ill-humored ,
- illhumored ,
- illtempered ,
- mis anthropic ,
- mis-anthropic ,
- more difficult ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more nasty tempered ,
- more nasty-tempered ,
- more nastytempered ,
- more splenetic ,
- most crabbed ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most nasty tempered ,
- most nasty-tempered ,
- most nastytempered ,
- most splenetic ,
- nasty tempered ,
- nastytempered ,
- un sociable ,
- un-sociable .
- dis agreeable ,
- dis-agreeable ,
- more caviling ,
- more pettish ,
- more vexed ,
- most caviling ,
- most pettish ,
- most vexed ,
- out humor ,
- quick tempered ,
- quicktempered .
- dis affected ,
- dis content ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis-affected ,
- dis-content ,
- dis-pleased ,
- ex asperated ,
- ex-asperated ,
- more exasperated ,
- more griping ,
- more kvetching ,
- more malcontented ,
- more ungratified ,
- most discontented ,
- most exasperated ,
- most griping ,
- most kvetching ,
- most malcontented ,
- most ungratified ,
- un gratified ,
- un-gratified ,
- up-set .
- be grudging ,
- be-grudging ,
- dis appointed ,
- dis satisfied ,
- dis-appointed ,
- dis-satisfied ,
- fedup ,
- in satiable ,
- in-satiable ,
- more begrudging ,
- more ennuied ,
- more fed up ,
- more fed-up ,
- more fedup ,
- more fretting ,
- more grudging ,
- more irked ,
- more put out ,
- more put-out ,
- more putout ,
- more sniveling ,
- more unappeased ,
- more unassuaged ,
- more unfulfilled ,
- more unsated ,
- most begrudging ,
- most ennuied ,
- most fed up ,
- most fed-up ,
- most fedup ,
- most fretting ,
- most grudging ,
- most irked ,
- most put out ,
- most put-out ,
- most putout ,
- most sniveling ,
- most unappeased ,
- most unassuaged ,
- most unfulfilled ,
- most unsated ,
- not satisfied ,
- put-out ,
- putout ,
- un appeased ,
- un assuaged ,
- un fulfilled ,
- un sated ,
- un satisfied ,
- un-appeased ,
- un-assuaged ,
- un-fulfilled ,
- un-sated ,
- un-satisfied ,
- unfulfilled .
- dis criminating ,
- dis-criminating ,
- ex act ,
- ex acting ,
- ex-act ,
- ex-acting ,
- fuddy duddy ,
- fuddyduddy ,
- hard please ,
- more conscionable ,
- more fuddy duddy ,
- more fuddy-duddy ,
- more fuddyduddy ,
- more nit picking ,
- more nit-picking ,
- more overfastidious ,
- more picky picky ,
- more picky-picky ,
- more pickypicky ,
- more stickling ,
- most conscionable ,
- most fuddy duddy ,
- most fuddy-duddy ,
- most fuddyduddy ,
- most nit picking ,
- most nit-picking ,
- most overfastidious ,
- most picky picky ,
- most picky-picky ,
- most pickypicky ,
- most stickling ,
- nit picking ,
- over fastidious ,
- over-fastidious ,
- picky picky ,
- pickypicky .
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- headlong ,
- hot tempered ,
- in tolerant ,
- in-tolerant ,
- more appetent ,
- more chafing ,
- more straining ,
- more unindulgent ,
- most appetent ,
- most chafing ,
- most straining ,
- most unindulgent ,
- on pins needles ,
- racing motor ,
- racing one motor ,
- racing one's motor ,
- racing ones motor ,
- ripe ,
- thirsty ,
- un indulgent ,
- un-indulgent ,
- unindulgent .
- fault finding ,
- ill natured ,
- illnatured ,
- more cussed ,
- more grousing ,
- more growling ,
- more out of sorts ,
- more out-of-sorts ,
- more whining ,
- most cussed ,
- most grousing ,
- most growling ,
- most out of sorts ,
- most out-of-sorts ,
- most whining ,
- ogrer ,
- ogrest ,
- short tempered ,
- shorttempered ,
- waspier ,
- waspiest .
- more crybaby ,
- more pouting ,
- most crybaby ,
- most pouting ,
- un gracious ,
- un-gracious ,
- whinier ,
- whiniest .
- bundle nerves ,
- in-constant ,
- more bustling ,
- more fidgeting ,
- more unpeaceful ,
- more unrestful ,
- most bustling ,
- most fidgeting ,
- most unpeaceful ,
- most unrestful ,
- tossing turning ,
- un peaceful ,
- un restful ,
- un settled ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un steadier ,
- un steadiest ,
- un steady ,
- un-peaceful ,
- un-restful ,
- un-settled ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest ,
- un-steadier ,
- un-steadiest .
- de pressed ,
- de-pressed ,
- more moping ,
- more sourpussed ,
- more sulking ,
- most moping ,
- most sourpussed ,
- most sulking ,
- poutier ,
- poutiest ,
- with drawn ,
- with-drawn .
- dis composed ,
- dis mayed ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-mayed ,
- harassed ,
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- more anguished ,
- more discomposed ,
- more dismayed ,
- more harassed ,
- more palpitant ,
- more tormented ,
- most anguished ,
- most discomposed ,
- most dismayed ,
- most harassed ,
- most palpitant ,
- most tormented ,
- on qui vive ,
- pre carious ,
- pre-carious ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-easy .
Other synonyms:
- ill-tempered ,
- snappish ,
- waspish .
- crabbed ,
- intolerant ,
- peevish ,
- testy .
- disagreeable .
- snappy .
- ugly .
- nasty .
Other relevant words:
- Asperous ,
- Brabbler ,
- Cavilling ,
- Crinite ,
- Crinose ,
- Fault-finding ,
- Fimbriated ,
- Fretting ,
- Fussing ,
- Knurly ,
- Moanful ,
- Naggy ,
- Pappous ,
- Pileous ,
- Piqued ,
- Plumigerous ,
- Puling ,
- Rugous ,
- Salebrous ,
- Setaceous ,
- Setose ,
- Setous ,
- Ululant ,
- Unpatient ,
- Villous ,
- Vixenly ,
- Whimpering ,
- abrupt ,
- acrimonious ,
- agitated ,
- agog ,
- agonized ,
- agonizing ,
- and Irish cranky ,
- anguished ,
- annoyed ,
- antsy ,
- antsy-pantsy ,
- anxious ,
- apprehensive ,
- arborescent ,
- athirst ,
- bearded ,
- bearish ,
- befringed ,
- bilious ,
- bitching ,
- blusterer ,
- breathless ,
- browned off ,
- bushy ,
- bustling ,
- captious ,
- careful ,
- carping ,
- catty ,
- cautious ,
- caviling ,
- censorious ,
- chafing ,
- choleric ,
- churlish ,
- ciliated ,
- complaining ,
- complaintive ,
- concerned ,
- contentious ,
- cragged ,
- craggy ,
- crisp ,
- critical ,
- criticizing ,
- crossly ,
- crotchety ,
- crusty ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- curt ,
- discontent ,
- discontented ,
- disgruntled ,
- displeased ,
- disquieted ,
- dissatisfied ,
- distraught ,
- distressed ,
- distressful ,
- distressing ,
- disturbed ,
- dragon ,
- dyspeptic ,
- eager ,
- edgy ,
- exasperated ,
- excitable ,
- excited ,
- faultfinding ,
- fearful ,
- feathery ,
- fed up ,
- fidgety ,
- filamentous ,
- finical ,
- finicky ,
- flappable ,
- flustered ,
- fluttering ,
- fluttery ,
- fractious ,
- fraught ,
- frightened ,
- fringed ,
- fury ,
- fussy ,
- gnarled ,
- grouchily ,
- grousing ,
- gruff ,
- gruffly ,
- grumbling ,
- grumpily ,
- grumpish ,
- hairy ,
- hasty ,
- high-strung ,
- highly strung ,
- hirsute ,
- hispid ,
- hopped-up ,
- hot ,
- hot-tempered ,
- howling ,
- huffy ,
- hyper ,
- hypercritical ,
- ill at ease ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-natured ,
- impatient ,
- impetuous ,
- in a dither ,
- in a flap ,
- in a lather ,
- in a pique ,
- in a stew ,
- in a sweat ,
- in a tizzy ,
- irritable ,
- irritated ,
- itching ,
- itchy ,
- jittery ,
- jumpy ,
- knotted ,
- laciniate ,
- laciniform ,
- leafy ,
- morosely ,
- mournful ,
- murmuring ,
- nagging ,
- nerve-racking ,
- nerve-wracking ,
- nervous ,
- nervy ,
- on edge ,
- on tenterhooks ,
- ornery ,
- over-particular ,
- panicky ,
- pappose ,
- perturbed ,
- perverse ,
- pettish ,
- pilose ,
- pilous ,
- pindling ,
- plaintive ,
- plangent ,
- plumose ,
- porcupine ,
- prickly ,
- quarrelsome ,
- queasy ,
- querulous ,
- quick-tempered ,
- resentful ,
- restive ,
- restless ,
- rough ,
- roughhewn ,
- ruffled ,
- rugged ,
- rugose ,
- scabrous ,
- scaly ,
- scared ,
- scold ,
- scraggy ,
- sensitive ,
- shagged ,
- shaggy ,
- shaky ,
- sharp ,
- short ,
- short-tempered ,
- shrew ,
- shrewish ,
- sinking ,
- skittish ,
- solicitous ,
- sorrowful ,
- spitfire ,
- splenetic ,
- squirming ,
- squirmy ,
- strained ,
- stressful ,
- suffering ,
- sullenly ,
- susceptible ,
- taut ,
- techy ,
- temperamental ,
- tense ,
- termagant ,
- tetchy ,
- thin-skinned ,
- touchy ,
- traumatic ,
- trichoid ,
- troubled ,
- trying ,
- tufted ,
- turbulent ,
- uncertain ,
- uneven ,
- ungratified ,
- unpolished ,
- unquiet ,
- unruly ,
- unsatisfied ,
- unsettled ,
- unsmooth ,
- upset ,
- upsetting ,
- uptight ,
- vexed ,
- violent ,
- virago ,
- vixen ,
- vixenish ,
- wailful ,
- warm ,
- wary ,
- watchful ,
- well-wooded ,
- whiney ,
- whining ,
- whiny ,
- worked up ,
- worried ,
- wreck .
- Butterflies ,
- Chuffy ,
- Hacked ,
- Malcontented ,
- Mumpish ,
- Stickling ,
- Unassuaged ,
- all nerves ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- conscionable ,
- cross ,
- dying to ,
- ennuied ,
- fed-up ,
- hard to please ,
- having short fuse ,
- hot under collar ,
- hottempered ,
- in a state ,
- in suspense ,
- in turmoil ,
- kvetching ,
- nasty-tempered ,
- nit-picking ,
- on pins and needles ,
- on the qui vive ,
- out of humor ,
- out-of-sorts ,
- over-wrought ,
- overfastidious ,
- palpitant ,
- petulant ,
- picky-picky ,
- pouty ,
- shot to pieces ,
- sourpussed ,
- strung out ,
- sullen ,
- tossing and turning ,
- unappeased ,
- unglued ,
- unpeaceful ,
- unrestful ,
- unsated ,
- up set ,
- waspy ,
- wrecker .
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How to use "Fretful" in context?
Fretful is a word that describes someone who is constantly worried or anxious. People who are fretful are constantly on the lookout for danger or problems. They may feel01 constantly on edge and may be unable to relax. This can make everyday activities very difficult.
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