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FRETFUL Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word fretful. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word fretful. (close relations)
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fidgety
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• nervous and unable to relax

restless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• worried and uneasy

• ceaselessly in motion

• nervous and unable to relax

agitated
adjectiveadj
adjective

• troubled emotionally and usually deeply

• physically disturbed or set in motion

anxious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• eagerly desirous

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

apprehensive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quick to understand

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

edgy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

irritable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

• abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

• capable of responding to stimuli

jumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

nervous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the nervous system

adjective satellite

• easily agitated

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• excited in anticipation

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

peevish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

prickly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very irritable

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

tense
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

• taut or rigid; stretched tight

noun

• a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

verb

• become stretched or tense or taut

• increase the tension on

• become tense, nervous, or uneasy

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

testy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

touchy
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• quick to take offense

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

troubled
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

adjective satellite

• characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

uneasy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

• relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

worried
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

antsy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• nervous and unable to relax

itchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• nervous and unable to relax

• causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch

querulous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• habitually complaining

Best Hypernyms For FRETFUL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for fretful, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
anxious upset worried

Alternatives for FIDGETY

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