Synonyms for nervous
ˈnɜr vəsner·vous

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1. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   calm, relaxed

2. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

3. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

4. nervousadjective

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

Princeton's WordNet(2.60 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. nervousadjective

   easily agitated

   "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"

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

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited

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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited

3. nervous, neuraladjective

   of or relating to the nervous system

   "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"

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

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, unexcitable, unexcited, relaxed

4. aflutter, nervousadjective

   excited in anticipation

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

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, unexcitable, untroubled, unexcited

5. skittish, flighty, spooky, nervousadjective

   unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

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

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, relaxed, unexcitable, unexcited

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1. tense

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Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. nervousadjective

   Synonyms:
   of the nerves

2. nervousadjective

   Synonyms:
   sinewy, strong, vigorous, robust, forcible, powerful

3. nervousadjective

   Synonyms:
   timid, timorous, easily agitated

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. nervousadjective

   Synonyms:
   excitable, sensitive, timorous

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1. List of paraphrases for "nervous":

   jumpy, nerve, edgy, tense, neural, jittery, high-strung, excitable, twitchy, anxious, trac, flustered, restless, uptight, skittish, neurological, overwrought, excited, itchy, neurologic

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1. List of known nicknames for "Nervous":

   Simon Coffey, DJ Nervous

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1. Petra Kvitova:

   I have been in the final of the Grand Slam, but this is a little bit different, i'm not playing on the grass, but I think it's just probably a little bit more special because it's after everything I have been through. So I think it's just different, but I don't think it's, like, more nervous.

2. Bertrand Russell:

   One of the signs of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

3. Sylvia Wilson:

   When Edgar disappeared, I became quite sick. I had to take a leave of absence from work. I was near a nervous breakdown, having an answer would mean closure.

4. Peggy Kotsopoulos:

   These provide a healthy dose of proteins and fats, and are a great source of B vitamins that are essential for optimal nervous system function.

5. Carl Schuster:

   This was very dangerous. Captains get very nervous when ships get closer than 1,000 yards.