19
restless(adjective, upset, keen, wild, enthusiastic)
16
fidgety(adjective, moving, excited, anxious, awkward)
15
uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
15
edgy(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, nervous)
15
impatient(adjective, keen, enthusiastic, excited, ready)
15
unruly(adjective, negative, anxious, nervous, hostile)
14
nervous(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, unsettled)
12
jumpy(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, nervous)
12
refractory(adjective, negative, nervous, hostile, stubborn)
12
tense(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, nervous)
11
obstinate(adjective, determined, negative, nervous, hostile)
11
uptight(adjective, slang, excited, anxious, nervous)
10
high-strung(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
10
jittery(adjective, excited, awkward, nervous, unsettled)
10
nervy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, tense)
10
recalcitrant(adjective, negative, nervous, hostile, restless)
9
agitated(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, nervous)
9
on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, anxious, awkward)
9
wayward(adjective, negative, hostile, different, contrary)
8
fretful(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unsettled)
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