Synonyms: restive
Definition: impatient especially under restriction or delay
Usage: the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
Similar words: impatient
Definition: restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
Usage: impatient with the slower students; impatient of criticism
Synonyms: jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, high-strung, highly strung, uptight, edgy, restive
Definition: being in a tense state
Similar words: tense
Definition: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension