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Twitchy synonyms
twĭch'ē
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edgy
Daring, provocative, or trend-setting:
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  1. Daring, provocative, or trend-setting:
  2. (Informal) Innovative, daring, unconventional, etc.
  3. Nervous or irritable:
fidgety
Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget.
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  1. Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget.
  2. Creating unnecessary fuss.
  3. Nervous; uneasy
jittery
Nervy, jumpy, on edge
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  1. Nervy, jumpy, on edge
  2. Marked by jittering movements:
  3. Having or feeling nervous unease:
jumpy
Moving in jumps, jerks, or abrupt variations
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  1. Moving in jumps, jerks, or abrupt variations
  2. Characterized by fitful, jerky movements.
  3. Nervous or apprehensive
nervous
Characterized by or having a disordered state of the nerves
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  1. Characterized by or having a disordered state of the nerves
  2. Of the nerves
  3. Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension:
restive
Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.
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  1. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.
  2. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
  3. Nervous or impatient under pressure or restraint; restless; unsettled
restless
Seeking change; discontented
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  1. Seeking change; discontented
  2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
  3. Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
skittish
Easily scared or startled; timid.
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  1. Easily scared or startled; timid.
  2. Moving quickly and lightly; lively.
  3. Restlessly active or nervous; restive.
tense
(Linguistics) Enunciated with taut muscles, as the sound (ē) in keen.
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  1. (Linguistics) Enunciated with taut muscles, as the sound (ē) in keen.
  2. In a state of nervous tension or mental strain:
  3. Causing or characterized by nervous tension or mental strain:
uptight
Rigidly conventional, as in manners, opinions, and tastes:
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  1. Rigidly conventional, as in manners, opinions, and tastes:
  2. Tense; nervous:
  3. Very tense, nervous, anxious, etc.
Find another word for twitchy. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for twitchy, like: edgy, fidgety, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restive, restless, skittish, tense, uptight and a bundle of nerves.

Sentence Examples

  • This coupled with twitchy camera angles, definitely makes it hard to enjoy the game as it was meant to be.

  • But every time there's a rumble of a revival we get a little twitchy.

  • The controls work surprisingly well too, with the analog nub feeling a little better than the Playstation 2's rather twitchy left analog stick.

  • Some of my mates are getting a bit twitchy now ahead of next week's CL qualifier.

  • The government keeps marking schools on their test scores - this makes teachers really twitchy.

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