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sweating bullets

ADJECTIVE

anxious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight

WEAK

aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies choked clutched disquieted disturbed dreading fretful hacked hyper in a state in a tizzy in suspense jumpy nervy overwrought shaking shaky shivery shook-up shot to pieces solicitous spooked strung-out taut troubled unglued unquiet watchful wired worried sick wreck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave calm collected composed confident cool courageous happy inattentive quiet unafraid unconcerned unfearful unworried

WEAK

assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling

Example Sentences

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Tired of spending frigid winters shoveling snow, or of sweating bullets and swatting mosquitoes in the summer?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

“I can retire in 2018 and not be sweating bullets because I put together a budget and I protected it,” Patterson says.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2018

Then it was McKeon who was sweating bullets.

From Fox News • Oct. 22, 2018

They need to walk to the store with you a block behind them, sweating bullets, to have the confidence and awareness to achieve meaningful autonomy.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2018

Kaylee is sitting cross-legged on the couch, texting her friends, and I’m sweating bullets.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

sweating bullets

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