Atwitter
Atwitter adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Usage example: the whole office was atwitter with speculation that there might be another round of layoffs
Distraught and atwitter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distraught" instead an adjective "Atwitter".
Distraught
Distraught adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Atwitter and distraught are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atwitter" instead an adjective "Distraught".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and atwitter
- upset and distraught
- nervous and atwitter
- nervous and distraught
- disturbed and atwitter
- disturbed and distraught
- uneasy and atwitter
- uneasy and distraught
- perturbed and atwitter
- perturbed and distraught
- distressed and atwitter
- distressed and distraught
- concerned and atwitter
- concerned and distraught
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