In a state of anxiety or uneasiness

• unsettled

  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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• uneasy

  1. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive:
  2. Affording no ease or reassurance:
  3. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained:

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• solicitous

  1. Showing great attention or concern to another:
  2. Expressing care or concern for another:
  3. Showing great care; careful or meticulous:

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• distressed

  1. Suffering distress:
  2. Economically blighted; impoverished:
  3. At risk of being foreclosed on:

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• concerned

  1. Interested and involved:
  2. Anxious; troubled:

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• anxious

  1. Uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter; worried.
  2. Attended with, showing, or causing anxiety:
  3. Eagerly or earnestly desirous.

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• agitated

  1. shaken; perturbed; excited

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Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension

• uptight

  1. Tense; nervous:
  2. Rigidly conventional, as in manners, opinions, and tastes:

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• twitchy

  1. Characterized by jerky or spasmodic motion:
  2. Nervous; jittery.

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• tense

  1. Tightly stretched; taut.
  2. In a state of nervous tension or mental strain:
  3. Causing or characterized by nervous tension or mental strain:

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• skittish

  1. Moving quickly and lightly; lively.
  2. Restlessly active or nervous; restive.
  3. Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle.

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• restless

  1. Characterized by a lack of quiet, repose, or rest:
  2. Not able to rest, relax, or be still:
  3. Having or showing a persistent desire for change or action:

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• restive

  1. Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay:
  2. Characterized by impatience or an absence of calm; unsettled:
  3. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.

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• jumpy

  1. Characterized by fitful, jerky movements.
  2. On edge; nervous.

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• jittery

  1. Having or feeling nervous unease:
  2. Marked by jittering movements:

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• fidgety

  1. Tending to fidget.
  2. Creating unnecessary fuss.

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• edgy

  1. Nervous or irritable:
  2. Having a sharp or biting edge:
  3. Daring, provocative, or trend-setting:

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Excitable

• neurotic

  1. Of, relating to, or affected with a neurosis. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Overanxious:
  3. A person suffering from a neurosis. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.

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• high-strung

  1. Tending to be very anxious and easily agitated.

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• sensitive

  1. Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses:
  2. Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
  3. Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment:

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Excited

• annoyed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of annoy
  2. Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked; vexed.

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• bothered

  1. Caused to show discomposure
  2. simple past tense and past participle of bother

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• agitated

  1. shaken; perturbed; excited

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Timid

• worried

  1. Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of worry

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• shy

  1. Easily startled; timid:
  2. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
  3. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:

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• apprehensive

  1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
  2. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.

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