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