ON PINS AND NEEDLES Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

on pins and needles

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as in anxious

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty We were all on pins and needles as we awaited the doctor's call.

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on edge

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His remarks evoked a world on edge, beset by growing social and economic divides and the uneven effects of globalization.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Concerns over a possible serial killer in Lansing, Michigan, have the Big Ten college town on edge.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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