ants

NOUN

inquietude

Synonyms

STRONG

activity agitation ailment anxiety bustle disquiet disquietude disturbance edginess excitability ferment fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy insomnia instability jitters jumpiness movement nervousness restiveness transience turbulence turmoil unease uneasiness unrest

WEAK

antsiness unsettledness worriedness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm calmness collectedness ease happiness harmony inactivity laziness order peace rest tranquility

NOUN

restiveness

Synonyms

STRONG

activity agitation ailment anxiety bustle disquiet disquietude disturbance edginess excitability ferment fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy inquietude insomnia instability jitters jumpiness movement nervousness transience turbulence turmoil unease uneasiness unrest

WEAK

antsiness unsettledness worriedness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm calmness collectedness ease happiness harmony inactivity laziness order peace rest tranquility

NOUN

restlessness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitation anxiety disquiet ferment insomnia instability jitters nervousness uneasiness

STRONG

activity ailment bustle disquietude disturbance edginess excitability fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy inquietude jumpiness movement restiveness transience turbulence turmoil unrest

WEAK

antsiness unsettledness worriedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm calmness collectedness ease happiness peace

STRONG

harmony inactivity laziness order rest tranquility

WEAK

contentedness relaxation restfulness

NOUN

unease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitation anxiety disquiet edginess ferment instability jitters nervousness turbulence turmoil uneasiness unrest

STRONG

activity ailment bustle disquietude disturbance excitability fitfulness fretfulness hurry inconstancy inquietude insomnia jumpiness movement restiveness transience

WEAK

antsiness unsettledness worriedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm calmness collectedness ease happiness harmony peace tranquility

STRONG

inactivity laziness

Example Sentences

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Ants even feed the beetles mouth-to-mouth, and the beetles munch on their adopted colony’s eggs and larvae.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Pat Stanchev, the general manager of insect-dealing website Best Ants UK, said that it is their "big and beautiful size" that makes them attractive for those who want to keep them as pets.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

"Ants have six legs and two long antennae, while spiders have eight legs and no antennae."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

Ants can be particularly harmful if they establish in an aphid-infested plant.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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