Antonyms for nervous
ˈnɜr vəsner·vous

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 5 votes

1. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   calm, relaxed

2. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

3. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

4. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. nervousadjective

   easily agitated

   "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited

   Synonyms:
   unquiet, queasy, flighty, uneasy, aflutter, neural, skittish, spooky, anxious

2. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective

   causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

   "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited

   Synonyms:
   vile, flighty, offensive, sickish, aflutter, nauseating, loathsome, sick, anxious, uneasy, sickening, spooky, restless, awkward, queasy, dying(p), unquiet, anxious(p), noisome, ill at ease(p), skittish, neural, nauseated, nauseous

3. nervous, neuraladjective

   of or relating to the nervous system

   "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, unexcitable, unexcited, relaxed

   Synonyms:
   unquiet, queasy, neuronal, flighty, uneasy, neuronic, aflutter, neural, skittish, spooky, anxious

4. aflutter, nervousadjective

   excited in anticipation

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, unexcitable, untroubled, unexcited

   Synonyms:
   unquiet, queasy, flighty, uneasy, aflutter, neural, skittish, spooky, anxious

5. skittish, flighty, spooky, nervousadjective

   unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited

   Synonyms:
   flyaway, queasy, aflutter, flighty, uneasy, unquiet, neural, head-in-the-clouds, skittish, spooky, scatterbrained, anxious

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. nervousadjective

   Synonyms:
   excitable, sensitive, timorous

How to use nervous in a sentence?

1. Nobukazu Kuriki:

   I do feel nervous and afraid, this is only natural before attempting the challenge of climbing Everest, particularly after the earthquake and at this time of year.

2. Finance Minister Taro Aso:

   Current exchange-rate markets are showing extremely nervous movements. In order to prevent such moves from continuing, I'll closely watch currency market moves more than ever with a sense of urgency and will respond firmly when necessary.

3. Hurricane Maria:

   When I think about it, I feel despair. I worry if another one could come, could it be worse ? I get nervous.

4. Deron Williams:

   I’m nervous every day. Even when I just think about it. Just because I want to do good, if I’m being real, my whole 16-year career in football, I was nervous. When you have success, it’s hard to keep having success.

5. Kristine Sydney:

   The joy of seeing her. My body can’t even contain it. I’m trembling, not because I’m nervous, but I’m so very, very happy.

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