antsy

Thân thiện

A little boy gets antsy waiting in line for the ice cream truck.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Nervous, restless, or impatient: Feeling or showing a state of agitation, unease, or impatience, often due to boredom, anxiety, or anticipation. It describes a person who is fidgety and unable to stay still or relaxed.

Usage

• Primary Meaning: Used to describe a person who is physically or mentally restless, often with visible signs like fidgeting.
  • The long wait made the children antsy.
  • She gets antsy before any big presentation.
• Common Contexts: Often used in informal situations involving waiting, anticipation, or confinement.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be/get antsy": To become or feel restless or impatient.
  • Don't get antsy; the doctor will see you soon.
• "antsy to do something": Eager or impatient to begin an action.
  • The team was antsy to start the project.

Variants and Related Words

• Antsiness (noun, informal): The state of being antsy.
  • A feeling of antsiness filled the room before the announcement.

Synonyms

• Restless: Unable to rest or relax due to anxiety or boredom.
• Fidgety: Inclined to move about restlessly.
• Agitated: Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
• On edge: Tense, nervous, or irritable.

Antonyms

• Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
• Relaxed: Free from tension and anxiety.
• Patient: Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Have ants in one's pants (idiom): To be very restless, fidgety, or unable to sit still. This idiom is the likely origin of the adjective "antsy."
  • The kids have ants in their pants today; they can't sit still for a minute.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. nervous and unable to relax
   • a constant fretful stamping of hooves
   • a restless child

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fidgety
• fretful
• itchy