pent
Bottled inside, restrained
Pent means confined or held in, unable to escape.
The word almost always appears with "up": pent-up frustration, pent-up energy, pent-up emotions.
It describes feelings or forces that have been suppressed and are ready to burst out.
Pent is the past participle of an archaic verb "pen" meaning to enclose.
Held back from expression
- stifledForcibly held in
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- smotheredDeprived of air
- restrainedHeld under control
contained · checked · curbed · inhibited · internalized · swallowed · buried · corked
Confined by bars
- trappedUnable to escape
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- captiveOne held by force
hemmed-in · boxed-in · cooped · shut-in · locked-in · cramped · claustrophobic · cornered
Intensely, quietly enraged
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
- chafingIrritation from friction
- bristlingStanding stiffly outward
festering · smoldering · rankled · roiling · churning · bursting · explosive · volatile
Irritating skin sensation
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- strainingExerting intense effort
- champingBiting restlessly, noisily
- raringExtremely eager, impatient
aching · dying · bursting · impatient · restless · antsy · hungry · thirsting
Nervously tense, overwrought
- keyed-upNervously agitated, excited
- on-edgeTense and uneasy
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
stressed · tense · fraught · charged · pressurized · coiled · spring-loaded · high-strung
repressed
Held back from expression
- stifledForcibly held in
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- smotheredDeprived of air
restrained · contained · checked · curbed · inhibited · internalized · swallowed · buried · corked · dammed
caged
Confined by bars
- trappedUnable to escape
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- imprisonedHeld in custody
captive · hemmed-in · boxed-in · cooped · shut-in · locked-in · cramped · claustrophobic · cornered · bounded
seething
Intensely, quietly enraged
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
- chafingIrritation from friction
bristling · festering · smoldering · rankled · roiling · churning · bursting · explosive · volatile
itching
Irritating skin sensation
raring · aching · dying · bursting · impatient · restless · antsy · hungry · thirsting · longing
wound-up
Nervously tense, overwrought
- keyed-upNervously agitated, excited
- on-edgeTense and uneasy
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
agitated · stressed · tense · fraught · charged · pressurized · coiled · spring-loaded · high-strung · strained