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What is another word for
on pins and needles
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Adjective
Feeling sharp anticipation or anxiety
Strongly wanting to do or have something
Adverb
In a state of high anticipation
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Adjective
▲
Feeling sharp anticipation or anxiety
nervous
anxious
tense
apprehensive
worried
edgy
nervy
agitated
restless
jumpy
uptight
jittery
twitchy
wired
fidgety
fretful
stressed
overwrought
spooky
strained
overstrung
squirrelly
toey
windy
on edge
keyed up
worked up
strung out
het up
worried sick
in a state
in a tizzy
strung up
in a state of agitation
wrought up
in a stew
in a tizz
in a flap
in a sweat
in suspense
in a state of nerves
in a twitter
all of a dither
having kittens
all of a lather
in a twit
in a dither
waiting with bated breath
bricking oneself
all of a doodah
like a cat on a hot tin roof
waiting for the axe to fall
uneasy
troubled
antsy
upset
perturbed
unquiet
ill at ease
on tenterhooks
insecure
aflutter
dithery
queazy
queasy
hinky
atwitter
goosey
hung up
stressy
like a cat on hot bricks
restive
disturbed
concerned
unsettled
frightened
bothered
scared
hyper
shaky
spooked
disquieted
fearful
adrenalized
trembling
excited
shaking
a bundle of nerves
distressed
afraid
excitable
uncomfortable
discomposed
quaking
unrelaxed
having butterflies in the stomach
panicky
stressed out
high-strung
unrestful
highly strung
in a cold sweat
neurotic
under stress
fretting
uncertain
hesitant
flustered
discombobulated
with one's stomach in knots
febrile
angstful
impatient
white-knuckled
a wreck
shot to pieces
solicitous
fevered
with your heart in your mouth
up the wall
beside oneself
nervous wreck
unglued
sensitive
flurried
shook up
bugged
alarmed
unsure
quivering
hot and bothered
angsty
clutched
taut
frazzled
timorous
creepy
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
careful
exercised
tied up in knots
biting one's nails
watchful
in a flat spin
in a spin
like a fish out of water
shivery
aghast
sweating bullets
a basket case
dreading
unsteady
exasperated
unstable
brittle
skittish
hysterical
withdrawn
strict
old-fashioned
on the defensive
cautious
conventional
fluttery
under a strain
white knuckled
overanxious
pressured
unnerved
wound up
choked
bundle of nerves
under pressure
swithering
dithering
irresolute
wavering
tentative
vacillating
indecisive
shy
awkward
embarrassed
retiring
bashful
shrinking
discomfited
faltering
fazed
inhibited
self-conscious
unnatural
suspicious
gauche
blushing
out of place
doubtful
temperamental
easily upset
highly-strung
distraught
distracted
tormented
riled
shaken
rattled
disconcerted
anguished
vexed
beset
shaking in one's shoes
worried stiff
ruffled
worrying
irked
tortured
muddled
hassled
plagued
harassed
terrified
dismayed
shocked
startled
horrified
timid
annoyed
frantic
petrified
beleaguered
confused
harried
in a panic
sad
aggravated
pained
terror-stricken
harrowed
scared stiff
horror-struck
unhappy
unconfident
haunted
terrorized
US
fraught
diffident
irritable
afflicted
intimidated
mousy
miserable
frozen
daunted
stunned
scared to death
irritated
terrorised
UK
oppressed
discountenanced
trepidatious
affrighted
overwhelmed
panic-stricken
sorrowful
inconvenienced
miffed
preoccupied
overexcited
frenzied
hurt
careworn
thrown
disconsolate
despondent
cut up
grieved
heartbroken
wretched
obsessed
saddened
angst-ridden
scary
dolorous
bedevilled
UK
hysteric
running scared
cowed
desolate
gutted
fearsome
devastated
despairing
affected
provoked
wounded
burdened
bummed out
brokenhearted
overburdened
sorrowing
bedeviled
US
desperate
scared witless
put out
chagrined
mortified
terror-struck
all torn up
irrational
horror-stricken
self-doubting
emotional
grief-stricken
broken-hearted
unassertive
dejected
depressed
doleful
meek
peeved
manic
mournful
traumatized
US
grieving
melancholy
rueful
unassured
inconsolable
shook
bitter
woeful
suffering
agonized
US
flighty
dolesome
weeping
traumatised
UK
blue
wailing
persecuted
appalled
angry
bewailing
tremulous
hounded
bemoaning
mad
aching
passive
frightened to death
hectic
agonised
UK
in a funk
in a blue funk
not confident
lacking confidence
pestered
lacking self-confidence
overactive
in pain
not self-assured
heated
exacerbated
displeased
sheepish
racked with suffering
racked with pain
nail-biting
feeling anxious
troublous
turbulent
drawn
mousey
pinched
wrought-up
unpeaceful
fractious
touchy
feverish
fainthearted
hot under the collar
introverted
possessed
pessimistic
morose
heavyhearted
broken
cheerless
cross
disoriented
mistrustful
gripped
stiff
disappointed
down
bereaved
wrecked
heartsick
hurting
demoralized
US
consumed
frightened out of your wits
paralysed with fear
UK
scared out of your wits
in turmoil
angered
all of a flutter
gun-shy
mourning
crushed
active
fidgeting
ratty
stressed-out
controlled
dominated
feart
narked
galled
weighed down
shaking like a leaf
tossing and turning
cursed
overcome
seized
pusillanimous
submissive
demoralised
UK
stupefied
afeared
frit
rabbity
broken up
hard-pressed
chicken
numb
dogged
overpowered
surrounded
yellow
dazed
dumbfounded
weak
woebegone
under the cosh
frozen with fear
at the end of your tether
paralyzed with fear
US
lily-livered
insane
held
devoured
paranoid
bewitched
faint-hearted
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
heavy with grief
overcome with sorrow
up against it
violent
fiendish
in the grip of
pushing the panic button
taken over
having cold feet
teed off
under a spell
have cold feet
long-suffering
skittery
flushed
intense
aquiver
unreluctant
hyped-up
afire
atingle
hyperexcited
easily frightened
easily agitated
nerve-racking
stressful
moved
Delphic
unpoised
disorderly
zipped up
hot
juiced up
volatile
unbalanced
tensed
nerves on edge
haggard
overemotional
oversensitive
all wound up
disorientated
erratic
reserved
champing at the bit
distrait
histrionic
stir-crazy
wrung
sorry
itchy
spasmodic
fitful
overstretched
scunnered
bewildered
cowardly
lamentable
plangent
asea
all nerves
discomforted
abashed
on the qui vive
pressurized
US
pressurised
UK
strange
perplexed
lost
funeral
modest
grim
chafed
cowering
deploring
agog
falling apart
foreboding
in a tiz-woz
approval-seeking
avid
lugubrious
shamefaced
chicken-hearted
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
plaintive
hag-ridden
apprehensive about
intimidated by
basket case
offended
fretted
alarmed at
in a fluster
regretful
phobic
in a frenzy
in a lather
stilted
low
unenthusiastic
downbeat
funky
lacking social skills
tongue-tied
in awe
put upon
verklempt
unzipped
artificial
spineless
painful
shell-shocked
mannered
in fear and trepidation
having stage fright
biting nails
very scared
having a funny feeling
numb with fear
quivery
all agog
open-mouthed
aroused
in disorder
amazed
panicked
with bated breath
aw-shucks
come apart
psyched out
downcast
on the rack
ill-at-ease
forlorn
out of countenance
unsure of yourself
gloomy
at sixes and sevens
unforthcoming
melancholic
stirred
disheartened
dismal
hyperactive
discouraged
crazy
high
wakeful
distrustful
self-effacing
hopeless
insomniac
dubious
sceptical
UK
bleak
skeptical
US
wary
awake
unsleeping
resigned
worked-up
defeatist
sunk
doubting
beside yourself
swivel-eyed
insomnolent
weary
freaked-out
wound-up
keyed-up
fired-up
hot-and-bothered
strung-out
suicidal
throwing a wobbly
cynical
grumpy
steamed up
flipped out
out of your mind
chary
hot under collar
all shook up
alert
petulant
testy
nowhere to go
at end of one's rope
in despair
down in the dumps
in the pits
in the dumps
shot down
irascible
struggling
questioning
peevish
vigilant
cranky
irate
crabby
guarded
snappish
furious
without sleep
wide awake
wide-awake
attentive
sleepless
crotchety
enraged
huffy
circumspect
incensed
tetchy
infuriated
querulous
splenetic
crabbed
perverse
mistrusting
untrusting
indignant
captious
ireful
sore
complaining
ornery
mean
shirty
leery
in difficulties
grumbling
whining
critical
on guard
in a tight corner
in a tight spot
steaming
carping
caviling
US
aggrieved
contrary
with your back to the wall
crook
snaky
faultfinding
wreck
boiling
cavilling
UK
brassed off
hacked off
ticked off
in a temper
bent out of shape
fed up
cheesed off
peed off
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
short-tempered
ill-natured
out of sorts
more ❯
“Everyone was
on pins and needles
to see if the elections went off smoothly and fierce legal battles could be avoided.”
Adjective
▲
Strongly wanting to do or have something
eager
anxious
hungry
impatient
thirsty
keen
raring
yearning
aching
longing
antsy
greedy
hoping
hot
wishing
agog
desirous
enthusiastic
excited
hopeful
intent
restless
zealous
craving
crazy
desiring
hankering
itching
juiced
pining
pumped
ready
solicitous
voracious
willing
wishful
ambitious
appetent
athirst
dying
gagging
geeked
heated
restive
ripe
stoked
vehement
bent on
desirous of
gung ho
hepped up
hopped-up
intent on
on tenterhooks
set on
dying to
hankering after
self-starting
raring to go
ready and willing
waiting with bated breath
champing at the bit
hot to trot
rarin' to go
on the edge of your seat
breathless
expectant
in suspense
with bated breath
anticipatory
anticipating
prepared
alert
anticipative
expecting
keyed up
avid
open-mouthed
all agog
on edge
ardent
enthused
wild
nuts
great
inclined
disposed
game
amenable
happy
minded
glad
passionate
thirsting
chomping at the bit
covetous
predisposed
psyched
fervent
bursting
fain
animated
inspired
delighted
stimulated
moved
of a mind
in the mood
thrilled
psyched up
beside oneself
stirred
interested
aroused
set
itchy
awakened
feverish
fired up
burning
worked up
desperate
pleased
agreeable
fervid
charged
high
straining at the leash
mad keen
compliant
keen as mustard
elated
obliging
acquiescent
cooperative
juiced up
apt
electrified
edgy
on fire
given
wanting
likely
acquisitive
wistful
wired
earnest
engaged
fanatical
obsessed
prone
hung up
itching for
dying for
up
wholehearted
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
in a hurry
content
keen on
ready for
game for
in want of
pumped up
in favour
UK
in favor
US
geared up
feeling like
cranked up
nothing loath
up for
of a mind to
determined
uncontrollable
compulsive
striving
complying
warmblooded
nervous
fidgety
needing
chafing
straining
agreeing
assenting
ungrudging
curious
ravenous
enthralled
lacking
impetuous
refreshed
revitalised
UK
revitalized
US
atingle
panting
hungering
touched
lusting
devoted
dedicated
cottonmouthed
sapless
juiceless
urgently requiring
enamoured
UK
insatiable
all a-gog
liable
languishing
cheerful
diehard
overwrought
dizzy
predatious
full of enthusiasm
favourably inclined
bone-dry
consumed with desire
rapacious
unsatisfied
intemperate
unfilled
insatiate
very keen
committed
assiduous
chafing at the bit
partial to
crazy for
wild for
dry as dust
mad
spoiling
pysched up
active
diligent
habitual
unsettled
crying out
in great need of
inquisitive
supportive
warm
hearty
as keen as mustard
on for
very keen on
very enthusiastic
atremble
aquiver
biased
up for it
covetous of
lusting after
primed
enamored
US
partial
in need of
ok with
unreluctant
prejudiced
susceptible
in urgent need
accessible
alacritous
close to
all set
qualified
at hand
about to
organized
US
equipped
with an appetite
spoiling for
have-a-go
with a yen
joyful
buoyant
joyous
jovial
not unwilling
fit
expeditious
attentive
convenient
anticipant
rhapsodic
encouraged
excitable
enlivened
euphoric
enraptured
ecstatic
exhilarated
motivated
overjoyed
exuberant
jolly
roused
exultant
liable to
likely to
giddy
piqued
peppy
elevated
tickled
tickled pink
sparky
on cloud nine
intoxicated
full of beans
grasping
blissful
jubilant
tumultuous
alive
organised
UK
amorous
aspiring
lustful
envious
longing for
hoping for
consenting
aflame
cock-a-hoop
agape
anxious for
yearning for
eager for
ambitious for
aspiring to
willing for
avid for
jazzed
aspiring towards
keen for
hopeful for
thirsty for
craving for
greedy for
ravening for
wishing for
hungry for
accommodating
turned on
pumped-up
favorable
US
burning with excitement
biddable
one
open
helpful
tractable
persuadable
receptive
favourable
UK
responsive
overweening
vaulting
high-flown
opportunistic
well-disposed
so minded
so-minded
like-minded
in accord with
ready to
disposed to
wanting to
inclined to
minded to
interested in
keen to
willing to
eager to
enthusiastic about
in the right frame of mind to
in the right frame of mind for
more than willing
more ❯
Adverb
▲
In a state of high anticipation
agog
eager
excited
anxious
avid
breathless
curious
enthusiastic
expectant
keen
longing
anxiously
breathlessly
eagerly
excitedly
itching
in suspense
on tenterhooks
open-mouthed
waiting with bated breath
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