gratitude, thanks, recognition, admiration, respect, esteem, regard, acknowledgment, praise, commendation, valuation, assessment, evaluation, estimation, appraisal, understanding, awareness, insight,... [more]
anxious - nervous - jittery - tense - apprehensive - uneasy - agitated - restless - fidgety - worried - jumpy - edgy - impatient - keyed up - on edge - on tenterhooks - in suspense - high-strung - skittish - uptight - stressed - frazzled - overwrought - flustered - twitchy - hyper - excitable - alarmed - disturbed - perturbed - unsettled - disquieted - fretful - queasy - troubled - concerned - fearful - panicky - spooked - worked up - flurried - in a dither - in a tizzy - in a flap - in a state - all of a dither - all of a flutter
To be on pins and needles means to be in a state of nervous anticipation or excitement. This phrase describes the feeling of being extremely anxious or excited, often because one is waiting for something important to happen or for news that could significantly affect their life.