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