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 WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

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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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

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 WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

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. Albert Rivera:

   It's good for Spain that the parties that have not yet entered (parliament) are already making a mark on the country's political and economic agenda, we see a government that is nervous and thinking more about attacking others than explaining what it has done.

2. Priyanka Chopra:

   It was all tears. All tears, i could not hold it in. I think I was nervous and scared. But as soon as the curtains opened and I saw his face it was just like everything settled and I knew I was making the best decision of my life.

3. Yuzuru Hanyu:

   There was a little bit of a problem with the ice before I skated. Because of that, I was unusually nervous but I think I tried my best, i was disappointed (with my mistakes) but I will be able to prepare for the world championship by analyzing today's mistakes and I'd like to improve my skating to not repeat these mistakes in other competitions.

4. Anthony Nolan:

   Let's stop protecting these guys and covering up their actions. They make it bad for every decent officer, when I drive by kids, often they shout, 'don't kill me, don't shoot me.' We have to talk about this. I get nervous around other police officers myself.

5. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   Now there's nothing to be nervous about in New Jersey, it looks like it's going to be a pretty manageable storm.