| Main Entry: | twitchy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | edgy |
Synonyms: |
a bundle of nerves, all wound up, anxious, critical, excitable, excited, fidgety, high-strung, ill at ease, impatient, irascible, irritable, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, nervous, on edge, overstrung, restive, restless, skittish, tense, touchy, uneasy, uptight* |
| Main Entry: | fidgety |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restlessly moving |
Synonyms: |
antsy*, apprehensive, high-strung, hyper, impatient, jerky, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervous wreck, nervy, on edge, on pins and needles, restive, restless, spooked, spooky*, twitchy, uneasy, unrestful, up the wall, wired |
Antonyms: |
quiet, relaxed, restful, resting, still, unmoving |
| Main Entry: | jerky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled |
Synonyms: |
bouncy, bumpy, convulsive, fitful, jarring, jolting, lurching, paroxysmal, rough, shaking, shaky, spasmodic, tremulous, twitching, twitchy, uncontrollable |
Antonyms: |
fluid, smooth |
| 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 |