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nervous

/ˈnɝvəs/adjective2 syllables

Nervous means: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.

Synonyms for nervous28

adjective, as in causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

anxious, queasy, uneasy, unquiet, troubled

adjective, as in unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

skittish, flighty, spooky, excitable

adjective, as in excited in anticipation

aflutter, excited

adjective, as in easily agitated

tense

adjective, as in of or relating to the nervous system

neural

also used for nervous

high-strung, hypersensitive, angstful, apprehensive, careful, concerned, distraught, disturbed, edgy, fraught, freaked out, hagridden, jittery, jumpy, leery

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What does nervous mean?5

adjective

1

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”

2

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

3

excited in anticipation

4

easily agitated“a nervous addict”

5

of or relating to the nervous system“nervous disease”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nervous?1

two syllables

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Nervous in a sentence

  • I know you're nervous, but rest assured, you won't feel a thing.darinmex
  • Central nervous system consists of brain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.unknown
  • When politicians give the impression that they don't control the situation, markets get nervous.belgavox
  • If people who smoke are deprived of their cigarettes, they get nervous and irritable.CK
  • She always seems to be nervous, but at least she's relaxed when she eats.marshmallowcat
  • Cats are aloof, guinea pigs are nervous, and dogs need constant love and attention.patgfisher
  • During the wedding rehearsal, he was almost too nervous to speak.AlanF_US
  • In her second interview, she said she was as nervous as a cat.Eccles17

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