AFLUTTER Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

aflutter

adjective

ə-ˈflə-tər

Definition of aflutter

as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty Jonathan was all aflutter about taking a job at the new start-up company

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Recent Examples of aflutter The internet is already aflutter. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026 Lawyers in Cleveland and elsewhere were aflutter about a scandalous text that was sent by a Cleveland attorney to a colleague. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023 The game’s early quarantine zone, packed with non-player characters, is aflutter with murmurs, dogs barking, food cooking and pots clattering. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 Send hearts aflutter with a selection of lingerie that strikes a softly sultry note. — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2022 The Twitter world was aflutter Sunday morning, immediately after word got out that the Orlando Magic had made former Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley their 15th head coach franchise history. — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 11 July 2021 Your heart might be aflutter if a special someone moves closer to you. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 June 2021 After all, The Queen's Gambit displayed quite an appreciation for design, with fans aflutter over the delightfully 1960s interiors of Beth Harmon's home as well as her increasingly daring—and ever stylish—fashion choices throughout the series. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 4 Dec. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aflutter

Adjective

Many were worried that this would lead to productivity losses.

— Volen Vulkov, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
On Monday morning, a relative of Cantrell who was worried that the baby might be Cantrell’s called police.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

The director general was attempting to lift the gloom after being beset with questions from anxious employees about job losses, service reductions, and general retrenchment.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
An anxious child Apart from her scribbled notes, scant details are available about Runa’s experience in detention, according to her lawyer Yoshihiro Mukai.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxious

Adjective

Since the incident, the flamingo has been doing all right physically but is more anxious and nervous when being evaluated, said Peachy’s veterinarian, Tiffany Moore, medical director of Lone Mountain Animal Hospital.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
As the military-style helicopter hovered above them, attendees from the rural, predominantly Latino community, began to get nervous.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of nervous

Adjective

Giving team members insight into what is known, what remains unchanged and what may come next can help people navigate uneasy periods of uncertainty with greater confidence.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Experts say Chinese officials likely felt uneasy about that opening.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of uneasy

Adjective

Ramaswamy, who is challenging Democrat Amy Acton for the governor’s seat, has come under attack from some critics for airing a campaign ad this week featuring Acton’s estranged mother slamming her daughter as a troubled liar.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Betancourt’s legal problems stemmed from his role in troubled Venezuelan energy projects during the corrupt rule of former President Hugo Chávez.

— Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of troubled

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