| Main Entry: | nervous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, fearful |
Synonyms: |
afraid, agitated, annoyed, apprehensive, basket case, bothered, concerned, distressed, disturbed, edgy, excitable, fidgety, fitful, flustered, fussy*, hesitant, high-strung, hysterical, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervy, neurotic, on edge, overwrought, querulous, restive, ruffled, sensitive, shaky*, shrinking, shy, skittish, snappish, solicitous, spooked, taut, tense, timid, timorous, troubled, twitchy, uneasy, unrestful, unstrung, upset, uptight, volatile, weak, wired, worried |
Antonyms: |
brave, calm, unafraid, unnervous, unworried |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
Synonyms: |
abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried |
Antonyms: |
bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | anxious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worried, tense |
Synonyms: |
afraid, aghast, antsy*, apprehensive, basket case, bugged, butterflies, careful, choked, clutched, concerned, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, dreading, fearful, fidgety, fretful, hacked, hyper, in a state, in a tizzy, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, overwrought, restless, scared, shaking, shaky, shivery, shook up, shot to pieces, solicitous, spooked, strung out, sweating bullets, taut, troubled, uneasy, unglued, unquiet, uptight*, watchful, wired, worried sick, wreck* |
Antonyms: |
assured, calm, content, cool, happy, indifferent, peaceful, tranqil, unconcerned, unworried |
| Main Entry: | awesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amazing |
Synonyms: |
alarming, astonishing, awe-inspiring, awful, beautiful, breathtaking, daunting, dreadful, exalted, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frantic, frightening, grand, hairy*, horrible, horrifying, imposing, impressive, intimidating, magnificent, majestic, mean, mind-blowing*, moving, nervous, overwhelming, real gone, shocking, something else, striking, stunning, stupefying, terrible, terrifying, wonderful, wondrous, zero cool |
Antonyms: |
unamazing |
| Main Entry: | bashful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
Synonyms: |
abashed, backward, blushful, blushing, chary, confused, constrained, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, overmodest, recoiling, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-conscious, self-effacing, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, silent, timid, timorous, unassertive, verecund |
Antonyms: |
confident, unabashed, unshy |
| Main Entry: | brittle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tense |
Synonyms: |
curt, edgy, irritable, nervous, prim, short, stiff, stilted |
Antonyms: |
relaxed, resilient |
| Main Entry: | cowardly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
Synonyms: |
afraid, anxious, apprehensive, backward, base, caitiff, chicken-hearted, cowering, cowhearted, craven, dastardly, diffident, dismayed, fainthearted, frightened, gutless, having the willies, jittery, lacking courage, lily-livered, nervous, no guts, panicky, paper tiger, pigeonhearted, pusillanimous, recreant, retiring, running scared, scared, shrinking, shy, soft*, spineless, timid, timorous, weak, weak-kneed, worthless, yellow*, yellow-bellied |
Antonyms: |
bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful |
| Main Entry: | emotional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | demonstrative about feelings |
Synonyms: |
affecting, ardent, disturbed, ecstatic, emotive, enthusiastic, excitable, exciting, falling apart, fanatical, feeling, fervent, fervid, fickle, fiery, heartwarming, heated, histrionic, hot-blooded, hysterical, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, irrational, moving, nervous, overwrought, passionate, pathetic, poignant, responsive, roused, sensitive, sentient, sentimental, spontaneous, stirred, stirring, susceptible, tear-jerking, temperamental, tender, thrilling, touching, warm, zealous |
| Notes: | emotional means 'affected by an emotion' while emotive means 'drawing out or evoking emotion' |
Antonyms: |
physical |
| Main Entry: | excitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily upset or inspired |
Synonyms: |
agitable, alarmable, demonstrative, edgy, emotional, enthusiastic, fidgety, fierce, fiery, galvanic, hasty, high-strung, hot-headed, hot-tempered, hysterical, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, inflammable, intolerant, irascible, mercurial, moody, nervous, neurotic, overzealous, passionate, peevish, quick, quick-tempered, rash, reckless, restless, sensitive, short fused, skittish, susceptible, temperamental, testy, touchy, uncontrolled, uneasy, vehement, violent, volatile, volcanic |
Antonyms: |
calm, easy, easy-going, insensitive, laid-back, passive, unexcitable, uninspired |
| Main Entry: | excited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inspired; upset |
Synonyms: |
aflame, agitated, animated, annoyed, aroused, awakened, beside oneself, charged, delighted, discomposed, disconcerted, disturbed, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, fired up, frantic, high*, hot and bothered, hot*, hyperactive, hysterical, in a tizzy, inflamed, juiced up, jumpy, keyed up, moved, nervous, on edge, on fire, overwrought, passionate, piqued, provoked, roused, ruffled, steamed up, stimulated, stirred, thrilled, tumultous/tumultuous, wild, wired, worked up, zipped up |
Antonyms: |
bored, calm, composed, easy-going, laid-back, unenthused, unenthusiastic, unexcited, uninspired |