antsiness
Can't sit still
Antsiness is restless, fidgety impatience—the state of being unable to sit still or wait calmly.
The word derives from the phrase ants in one's pants, evoking someone squirming as if insects were crawling on them: After three hours in the waiting room, her antsiness was visible to everyone.
Restless minor movements
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- jitteringRapid unsteady movement
- wigglingMoving with small twists
shuffling · pacing · foot-tapping · drumming · shifting · bouncing · nail-biting · restless legs
State of unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- edginessRestless nervous tension
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
disquiet · fretfulness · discomfort · unsettledness · irritability · tension · keyed-up · wound-up
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
uneasiness · jitters · butterflies · angst · foreboding · misgiving · qualm · panicky
Intense willingness to act
- urgencyPressing need for action
- clock-watchingObsessive tracking of hours
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
annoyance · sighing · huffiness · demanding · itching · anticipation · intolerance · short-tempered
fidgeting
Restless minor movements
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- jitteringRapid unsteady movement
wiggling · shuffling · pacing · foot-tapping · drumming · shifting · bouncing · nail-biting · restless legs · squirminess
restlessness
State of unease
nervousness · disquiet · fretfulness · discomfort · unsettledness · irritability · tension · keyed-up · wound-up · on-edge
worry
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
trepidation · uneasiness · jitters · butterflies · angst · foreboding · misgiving · qualm · panicky · anxiousness
eagerness
Intense willingness to act
- urgencyPressing need for action
- clock-watchingObsessive tracking of hours
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
frustration · annoyance · sighing · huffiness · demanding · itching · anticipation · intolerance · short-tempered · snappiness
- restlessnessrestlessness, fidgeting, fidgets, agitation, nervousness
antsinesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
stillness · tranquility · serenity · peace · peacefulness
antsinesscomposure
Emotional self-control
collectedness · calmness · serenity · tranquility · equanimity