1) Balky 2) Being in a tense state 3) Difficult to control 4) Edgy 5) Fidgety 6) Fractious 7) French word used in English 8) High-strung 9) Highly strung 10) Impatient 11) In suspense 12) Jittery 13) Jumpy 14) Nervous 15) Nervy 16) On edge 17) Overstrung 18) Tense 19) Unruly; balky 20) Unsettled 21) Uptight 1) Edgy 2) Fidgety 3) Ill at ease 4) Impatient 5) Jittery 6) Jumpy 7) Nervy 8) Overstrung 9) Restless 10) Tense 11) Uneasy 12) Uptight 
• (a.) Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. • (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory. • (a.) Inactive; sluggish. • (a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Rest'ive adjective [ Old French restif , French rétif , from Latin restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See Rest remainder, and confer Restiff .] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. « Restive or rest...
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled 
[adj] - impatient especially under restriction or delay
adjective impatient especially under restriction or delay; `the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive`
[SAT terms] impatient especially under restriction or delay[Literary terms] being in a tense state