| Main Entry: | harrowing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dangerous, frightening |
Synonyms: |
agonizing, alarming, chilling, distressing, disturbing, excruciating, heart-rending, heartbreaking, nerve-racking, painful, racking, soaring, tearing, terrifying, tormenting, torturing, torturous, traumatic |
Antonyms: |
calming, pleasant, pleasing, unfrightening |
| Main Entry: | nerve-racking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distressing |
Synonyms: |
aggravating, annoying, disquieting, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, irritating, maddening, stressful, taxing, tense, trying, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | on edge |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tense |
Synonyms: |
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself, bundle of nerves, edgy, excited, fidgety, high-strung, hyper, impatient, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, nerve-racking, nervous, nervous wreck, overanxious, restless, stressful, unnerved, uptight, wired, worried, wound up |
| Main Entry: | tense |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under stress, pressure |
Synonyms: |
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself, bundle of nerves, choked, clutched, concerned, edgy, excited, fidgety, fluttery, high-strung, hung up, hyper, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, moved, moving, nerve-racking, nervous, nervous wreck, on edge, overanxious, overwrought, queasy, restive, restless, shaky, shot to pieces, shot*, strained, stressful, strung out, uneasy, unnerved, unquiet, up the wall, uptight*, white knuckled, wired, worried, worrying, wound up, wreck* |
Antonyms: |
calm, easy-going, laid-back, relaxed, uncaring |