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be nervous

VERB

fidget

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fret jiggle squirm twiddle twitch

STRONG

bustle chafe fiddle fuss hitch jitter joggle jump play stir toss trifle wiggle worry

WEAK

be antsy be hyper be on pins and needles be spooked be wired

Antonyms

WEAK

be still relax rest

Example Sentences

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The home crowd will be nervous until they score but I can see Mikel Arteta's side making an early breakthrough.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Investors still have good reason to be nervous.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The question you just posed is one that the district judge, Kate M. Menendez, seems to be nervous about having to hear.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

So where should investors look when everyone seems to be nervous?

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

I can’t believe that Jade would be nervous about anything.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

be nervous

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