Nervous synonyms and antonyms
nûr'vəs
Category:
Part of speech:
Eagerly wishing
Suffering distress:
(entertainment/advertising jargon): on the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; dodgy
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(Informal) Having the jitters
timid (related)
Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
The definition of skittish is jumpy or easy to frighten.
Having or giving no rest or relaxation; disturbed or disturbing
Affording no ease or reassurance:
Able or quick to apprehend or understand
The definition of agitated is someone who is very distressed or troubled.
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Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
Easily startled; timid:
The definition of fidgety is being restless, or being unable to sit still.
a bundle of nerves
Caused to show discomposure
Interested and involved:
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Nervous; jittery.
(Brit.) Nervous; excitable; jittery
Easily startled
tighten (related)
Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension
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Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
Easily excited, upset, etc.
The definition of queasy means sick to your stomach or nauseous, or being slightly worried or nervous about something.
panicky (related)
Very risky
scared (related)
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Emotionally or mentally restless or uneasy.
paranoid (related)
nerval
Full of or subject to fear; timid
Of, like, or suggesting a spook or spooks; weird; eerie
aflutter
(Postpositive) In a state of excited anticipation or confusion.
excited (related)
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upset (related)
brave (antonym)
Showing to good effect; having a fine appearance
all wound up
Relating to or located on the same side of the body as the spinal cord; dorsal.
frightened (related)
panick (related)
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Overly conventional or strict
Not firm, substantial, or secure; weak, unsound, or unsteady
unafraid (antonym)
Feeling, exhibiting, or expressing no fear.
calm (antonym)
Without wind or motion; still; quiet
Sensitive is defined as someone or something that is easily hurt, disturbed or offended.
Having the string or strings loosened or detached, as a bow, racket, etc.
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embarrassed (related)
tired (related)
unnervous (antonym)
anxious, fearful
unworried (antonym)
Free of worries.
feelings (related)
In a state of anxiety or uneasiness
Find another word for nervous. In this page you can discover 61 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nervous, like: tense, anxious, distressed, unsettled, afraid, annoyed, edgy, jittery, timid, skittish and restless.
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