in a state

ADJECTIVE

anxious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight

WEAK

aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies choked clutched disquieted disturbed dreading fretful hacked hyper in a tizzy in suspense jumpy nervy overwrought shaking shaky shivery shook-up shot to pieces solicitous spooked strung-out sweating bullets taut troubled unglued unquiet watchful wired worried sick wreck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave calm collected composed confident cool courageous happy inattentive quiet unafraid unconcerned unfearful unworried

WEAK

assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling

ADJECTIVE

overwrought

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frantic

WEAK

affected agitated all shook up beside oneself crazy distracted emotional excitable fired-up flipped-out freaked-out histrionic histrionical hot under collar hot-and-bothered hyper nervous neurotic on edge overexcited overstrung overworked spent steamed up stirred strung-out tense tired uneasy unstrung uptight weary wired worked-up worn wound-up

Antonyms

WEAK

calm collected cool rested unruffled

ADJECTIVE

strained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constrained labored stiff tense tight uneasy

STRONG

choked embarrassed put wired wreck

WEAK

artificial at end of rope awkward difficult false farfetched hard put nervous wreck self-conscious strung-out taut uncomfortable unglued unnatural unrelaxed uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm comfortable easy easygoing laid-back loose relaxed slack

WEAK

genuine unforced

Example Sentences

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If elected, he would be California's first Latino governor since 1875, in a state where Latinos make up about 41% of the population.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Boon accused the gangs of keeping local populations in a state of "modern-day slavery" and said strong political will would be required to dislodge them.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Does it serve the interests of shareholders to be located in a state with high taxes, high energy and regulatory costs, and large litigation risk?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But growing evidence suggests that in Alzheimer's disease, these immune cells become stuck in a state of chronic activation.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

In the evenings, in a state of quiet contemplation, he began his exhaustive inspection of Spassky’s games.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

in a state

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