Synonyms for nerve-wracking
nerve-wrack·ing

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1. nerve-wrackingadjective

   Synonyms:
   gut-wrenching

2. nerve-wrackingadjective

   Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves.

   Synonyms:
   gut-wrenching

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1. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective

   extremely irritating to the nerves

   "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

   Synonyms:
   nerve-racking, stressful, trying

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "nerve-wracking":

   stressful, nerve-racking

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1. Rupert Werff:

   This is a very exciting but nerve-wracking time for us, the first juvenile allosaurus was just a couple of limb bones and three ribs, so this is by far the most intact specimen.

2. Danny Willett:

   Words can't describe it, you hope that when you win you have a bit of breathing space coming to the last. I've only won one before and it was a five-hole play-off so it was a bit more nerve-wracking, we stuck to our game-plan, we said we were going to go aggressive and see if we could shoot another low score and put it out of reach for the other players. Luckily we did and it was a really good win.

3. Corrie Moreau:

   It was nerve-wracking, because you want to protect as much of it as you can, taking the first steps and pulling off part of the abdomen was very stressful, but it was also kind of exhilarating to know that we might be able to address a question that has been unanswered for almost 100 years that can't be answered any other way.

4. Maisie Williams:

   The transition from Game of Thrones where I'm a small piece in a big puzzle, to something where you're taking the lead was very nerve-wracking, the role I play in 'The Falling,' Lydia, was a character that I wanted to show other people that I could do. I had to leave it at home, the nerves of carrying the film, and actually prove to people that I have more confidence in it.

5. Joey Gonzalez:

   It was very nerve-wracking and a real barrier of entry because I thought it would be too hard.