angstier
Increasingly emotionally troubled
Angstier is the comparative form of angsty—more filled with anxiety, brooding emotion, or teenage-style existential distress.
The word typically describes moody creative works or the people who make them: Her second album was even angstier than the first.
He got angstier as high school went on.
Prone to sullenness
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
introspective · dark · tormented · withdrawn · contemplative · somber · wistful · heavy-hearted
Troubled by uncertainty
- fearfulFull of fright
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
jittery · restless · distressed · fretful · panicky · overwrought · troubled · agitated
Resisting authority or control
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- daringAdventurous courage
- rawIn original state
intense · abrasive · sharp · gritty · alternative · counterculture · disaffected · nihilistic
moody
Prone to sullenness
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
pensive · introspective · dark · tormented · withdrawn · contemplative · somber · wistful · heavy-hearted · world-weary
worried
Troubled by uncertainty
- fearfulFull of fright
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
nervous · jittery · restless · distressed · fretful · panicky · overwrought · troubled · agitated · alarmed
rebellious
Resisting authority or control
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- daringAdventurous courage
raw · intense · abrasive · sharp · gritty · alternative · counterculture · disaffected · nihilistic · cynical