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in a sweat

in a sweat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in ey swet]
    • /ɪn eɪ swɛt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in ey swet]
    • /ɪn eɪ swɛt/

Definitions of in a sweat words

  • adjective in a sweat perspiring 1
  • adjective in a sweat panicking 1

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Parts of speech for In a sweat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

in a sweat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for in a sweat

adj in a sweat

  • jumpy — subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
  • afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
  • uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
  • concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
  • suspicious — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.

Antonyms for in a sweat

adj in a sweat

  • collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
  • composed — If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
  • laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
  • confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
  • unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.

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