🔄 Synonyms of "Nervous"
20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| uneasy | Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety. |
| skittish | Easily scared or startled; timid. |
| restive | Impatient under delay, duress, or control. |
| anxious | Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. |
| troubled | Anxious, worried, careworn. |
| jittery | nervy, jumpy, on edge |
| excited | Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. |
| tensenoun | (linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| high-strung | (informal, idiomatic) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. |
| aflutter | In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion. |
| nervy | (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen. |
| uptightnoun | (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. |
| unquietverb | Uneasy and restless; unable to settle. |
| edgy | (figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. |
| overstrung | Excessively tense or nervous |
| spooky | (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| jumpy | Nervous and excited. |
| neural | (biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system. |
| excitable | Easily excited. |
| in suspense | — |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nervous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| neural | (biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system. |
| aflutter | In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion. |
| jittery | nervy, jumpy, on edge |
| jumpy | Nervous and excited. |
| overstrung | Excessively tense or nervous |
| high-strung | (informal, idiomatic) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. |
| nervy | (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen. |
| spooky | (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| edgy | (figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. |
| excitable | Easily excited. |
| excited | Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. |
| anxious | Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. |
| skittish | Easily scared or startled; timid. |
| troubled | Anxious, worried, careworn. |
| restive | Impatient under delay, duress, or control. |
| unquiet | Uneasy and restless; unable to settle. |
| uneasy | Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety. |
| uptight | (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. |
| tensenoun | (linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| in suspense | — |
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