overanxious

[oh-ver-angk-shuhs, -ang-] / ˈoʊ vərˈæŋk ʃəs, -ˈæŋ- /

ADJECTIVE

on edge

Synonyms

WEAK

agitated anxious apprehensive beside oneself bundle of nerves edgy excited fidgety high-strung hyper impatient in a tizzy jittery jumpy nerve-racking nervous nervous wreck restless stressful unnerved uptight wired worried wound-up

ADJECTIVE

tense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated anxious apprehensive edgy excited jittery nervous restive shaky strained stressful uneasy

STRONG

choked clutched concerned moved moving shot unnerved wired worried worrying wreck

WEAK

beside oneself bundle of nerves fidgety fluttery high-strung hung up hyper in a tizzy jumpy nerve-racking nervous wreck on edge overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight white knuckled wound-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried

STRONG

happy untroubled

WEAK

limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring

Example Sentences

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I felt like we were overanxious parents that go to the doctor and then you get dismissed.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022

When they arrived, their overanxious bus driver got so close to the building that the heat forced them to retreat some distance.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2021

I’m not overanxious about the very idea of “using” a child to make a statement.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018

Not just because they are a necessary corrective to our overanxious, go-ballistic-over-high-fructose-corn-syrup age, but because of their graceful assertion that many stories are worth preserving.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2016

‘Johnny,’ said Mr. Lorne, anxious and overanxious to please Mr. Adams, ‘start right out.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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