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JITTERY Synonyms

19 synonyms for jittery. (exact relations)
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edgy

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

jumpy

adjective

adj

adjective

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

agitated

adjective

adj

adjective

• troubled emotionally and usually deeply

• physically disturbed or set in motion

anxious

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• eagerly desirous

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

fidgety

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• nervous and unable to relax

nervous

adjective

adj

adjective

• of or relating to the nervous system

adjective satellite

• easily agitated

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• excited in anticipation

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

panicked

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

restless

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• worried and uneasy

• ceaselessly in motion

• nervous and unable to relax

skittish

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

uneasy

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

• relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

unsettled

adjective

adj

adjective

• still in doubt

• not settled or established

adjective satellite

• subject to change

• not yet settled

wired

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

adjective

• equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service

adjective satellite

• tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

• tied or bound with wire

• having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices

twitchy

adjective

adj

adjective

• Susceptible to twitching a lot.

• Irritable, cranky

high-strung

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

nervy

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

• showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger

• offensively bold

overstrung

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

• too tightly strung

restive

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

• impatient especially under restriction or delay

uptight

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

highly strung

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

Alternatives for EDGY

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