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On the tenterhooks

Synonyms for "on the tenterhooks" (56 found)

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Informal (11)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(7 words)

confounded floored licked nonplussed thrown stumped keyed up

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(1 words)

General use (45)

Adj, noun, verb(3 words)

tense foreboding quivering

Adjective(9 words)

nervous restless uneasy zealous anxious suspenseful solicitous overanxious overapprehensive

Adj, adv(1 words)

Adj, verb(17 words)

disturbed muddled strained perturbed perplexed bothered troubled dazed taut agitated puzzled addled baffled concerned disquieted mystified bamboozled

Verb(2 words)

fuddled buffaloed

Noun(1 words)

Adj, noun(1 words)

Prep_phrase(6 words)

in a stew in suspense with bated breath on edge at a loss on tiptoe

in a pucker anxioused up in a dilemma with muscles tense keyed-up

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