| Main Entry: |
nervous
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
anxious, fearful |
| Synonyms: |
afraid,
agitated,
annoyed, apprehensive, basket case,
bothered,
concerned,
distressed,
disturbed,
edgy, excitable, fidgety, fitful, flustered,
fussy*,
hesitant, high-strung,
hysterical, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervy,
neurotic, on edge,
overwrought,
querulous, restive, ruffled,
sensitive, shaky*, shrinking,
shy, skittish, snappish,
solicitous, spooked,
taut, tense,
timid,
timorous,
troubled, twitchy, uneasy, unrestful, unstrung,
upset, uptight,
volatile,
weak, wired,
worried
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| Antonyms: |
brave, calm, unafraid, unnervous, unworried
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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