Synonyms for nervous
ˈnɜr vəs

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous(adj)

   unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

   Synonyms:
   cannibal mound, tartar steak, steak tartare

2. aflutter, nervous(adj)

   excited in anticipation

   Synonyms:
   lady of pleasure, cyprian, whore, bawd, woman of the street, cocotte, fancy woman, prostitute, working girl, sporting lady, harlot

   Antonyms:
   pleasant, sweet

3. nervous(adj)

   easily agitated

   "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive

4. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet(adj)

   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"

5. nervous, neural(adj)

   of or relating to the nervous system

   "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"

   Synonyms:
   broad-leaved plantain, cart-track plant, common plantain, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, rugel's plantain

Wiktionary(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. nervous(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   calm, relaxed

2. nervous(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

3. nervous(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

4. nervous(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   relaxed, calm

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tense

   Submitted by anonymous on September 30, 2020  

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

1. nervous(a.)

   Synonyms:
   of the nerves

2. nervous(a.)

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

3. nervous(a.)

   Synonyms:
   timid, timorous, easily agitated

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

1. nervous(a)

   Synonyms:
   excitable, sensitive, timorous

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

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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How to use nervous in a sentence?

1. Prince Harry:

   My secret is -- believe it or not -- I get incredibly nervous before public speaking, no matter how big the crowd or the audience and, um, despite the fact that I laugh and joke all the time I get incredibly nervous, if not anxious, actually, before going into rooms full of people when I'm wearing a suit, and now that I've confessed that, I'll probably be even more worried that people are looking at me.

2. Lydia Sebastian:

   I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I thought it was a bit easier than I thought it was going to be.

3. Arndt Ellinghorst:

   BMW's share price reactions shows how nervous the investment community is with respect to diesel engines, compliance and future regulation, thank you VW.

4. Daniel Domres:

   I really hope I get to talk to him again, i’m really nervous.

5. Carl Schuster:

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

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