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Fretful

Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.

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Complaining 84% connected

of Complain

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Complaining 84% connected

of Complain

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Tense 84% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Tense 84% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fidgety 92% connected

Restless; uneasy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Itchy 92% connected

Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Querulous 92% connected

Given to quarreling; quarrelsome.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Restless 92% connected

Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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