NEUROTICS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word neurotics. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for NEUROTICS
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| agitated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • troubled emotionally and usually deeply • physically disturbed or set in motion | ||||||
| anxious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • eagerly desirous • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety | ||||||
| edgy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||
| high-strung | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||
| jumpy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||
| nervous | adjectiveadj | |||||
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) | ||||||
| restless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking or not affording physical or mental rest adjective satellite • worried and uneasy • ceaselessly in motion • nervous and unable to relax | ||||||
| tense | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||
| uptight | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||
| worried | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | ||||||
| psychoneurotic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • affected with emotional disorder noun • a person suffering from neurosis | ||||||
| jitterbug | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s verb • do the jitterbug | ||||||
| worrywart | nounn | |||||
noun • thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | ||||||
| mental case | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person suffering from neurosis | ||||||