Related Words for nervous

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WordSyllablesCategories
spooky
/x
Adjective
jittery
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Adjective, Adjective
excitable
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
edgy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
jumpy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
excited
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
anxious
/x
Adjective, Adjective
uptight
x/
Adjective, Adjective
troubled
/x
Adjective, Adjective
uneasy
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
unquiet
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
skittish
/x
Adjective, Adjective
restive
/x
Adjective, Adjective
tense
/
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
neural
/x
Noun, Adjective
in suspense
xx/
Phrase, Adjective
apprehensive
xx/x
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective
scared
/
Verb
worried
/x
Verb
panicky
/xx
Adjective
frightened
/x
Adjective
terrified
/xx
Verb
antsy
/x
Adjective
unnerved
x/
Adjective
fidgety
/xx
Adjective
giddy
/x
Adjective
intimidated
x/xxx
Verb
confused
x/
Verb
embarrassed
x/x
Verb
frazzled
/x
Adjective
flustered
/x
Verb
irritated
/xxx
Verb
irritable
/xxx
Adjective
upset
x/
Noun
stress
/
Noun, Verb
bewildered
x/x
Verb
agitated
/xxx
Adjective
timid
/x
Adjective
giggles
/x
Noun
annoyed
x/
Verb
nerves
/
Noun
twitches
/x
Noun
uncomfortable
x/xxx
Adjective
angry
/x
Adjective
jitters
/x
Noun
hesitant
/xx
Adjective
fretful
/x
Adjective
frustrated
/xx
Adjective
mistrustful
x/x
Adjective
queasy
/x
Adjective
afraid
x/
Adjective
exhilarated
x/xxx
Verb
wary
/x
Adjective
nauseous
/x
Adjective
perplexed
x/
Adjective
overwhelmed
xx/
Verb
neurotic
x/x
Adjective
distraught
x/
Adjective
distrustful
x/x
Adjective
shaky
/x
Adjective
paranoid
/xx
Noun
freaked
/
Verb
befuddled
x/x
Adjective
scary
/x
Adjective
cautious
/x
Adjective
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
skeptical
/xx
Adjective
reassured
xx/
Verb
disquieted
x/xx
Verb
unsettled
x/x
Adjective
grumpy
/x
Adjective
unhappy
x/x
Adjective
bashful
/x
Adjective
elated
x/x
Verb
uncertain
x/x
Adjective
unsure
x/
Adjective
confident
/xx
Adjective
cringing
/x
Noun
nonplussed
x/
Verb
alarmed
x/
Verb
disconcerted
xx/x
Verb
ecstatic
x/x
Adjective
shocked
/
Verb
perturbed
x/
Adjective
curious
/xx
Adjective
leery
/x
Adjective
disturbed
x/
Adjective
impatient
x/x
Adjective
exasperated
x/xxx
Adjective
puzzled
/x
Verb
trembling
/xx
Verb
daunted
/x
Verb
hysterical
x/xx
Adjective
dizzy
/x
Noun
awkward
/x
Adjective
sympathetic
xx/x
Adjective
cranky
/x
Adjective
petrified
/xx
Adjective
disoriented
x/xxx
Verb
stressful
/x
Adjective
suspicious
x/x
Adjective
traumatized
/xx
Adjective
weepy
/x
Adjective
sinewy
/xx
Adjective
stringy
/x
Noun
nitty
/x
Noun
venomous
/xx
Adjective
sweaty
/x
Adjective
spinous
/x
Noun
strapped
/
Verb
knotted
/x
Verb
ponderous
/xx
Adjective
muscular
/xx
Adjective
knotty
/x
Adjective
wiry
/x
Adjective
visceral
/xx
Adjective
muscled
/x
Adjective
bony
/x
Adjective
stretchy
/x
Adjective
timorous
/xx
Adjective
jointed
/x
Adjective
sinuous
/x
Adjective
rangy
/x
Adjective
spineless
/x
Adjective
wizened
/x
Adjective
fleshed
/
Adjective
lusty
/x
Adjective
tics
/
Noun
fidgeting
/xx
Noun
prostration
x/x
Noun
depressants
x/x
Noun
wrecks
/
Noun
breakdowns
/x
Noun
endocrine
/xx
Noun
digestive
x/x
Noun
irritability
xxx/xx
Noun
sys
x
Noun
exhaustion
x/x
Noun
indigestion
xx/x
Noun
dyspepsia
xxxx
Noun
debility
x/xx
Noun
palpitation
xx/x
Noun
stimulants
/xx
Noun
myelination
/xx/x
Noun
cardiovascular
xxx/xx
Name
system
/x
Noun
ac
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
accompaniments
x/xx
Noun
accrue
x/
Verb, Noun
ailments
/x
Noun
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
approximations
xxx/x
Noun
aromatic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
arthritic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
auditory
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
auras
/x
Noun
autonomic
xx/x
Adjective
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
circulatory
/xxxx
Noun, Adjective
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
concerned
x/
Adjective
cortical
/xx
Adjective
crazed
/
Adjective
degenerative
x/xxx
Adjective
distinguishing
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
efferent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
energy
/xx
Noun
essentials
x/x
Noun
extrapyramidal
x/x/xx
Adjective
febrile
/x
Adjective
glandular
/xx
Noun, Adjective
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
innervation
/x/x
Noun
insecure
/xx
Adjective
intense
x/
Adjective
intensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
itchy
/x
Adjective
mad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
musculoskeletal
/xx/xx
Adjective
nails
/
Noun, Adjective
necessities
x/xx
Noun
neurodegenerative
/xx/xxx
Adjective
neurologic
xx/x
Adjective
neuromuscular
/x/xx
Adjective
neurotoxic
xx/x
Adjective
outstretched
x/
Adjective
overwrought
xx/
Adjective
parasympathetic
xxxx/x
Adjective, Noun
psychic
/x
Adjective, Noun
psychical
/xx
Adjective
psychotic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
restless
/x
Adjective
shake
/
Verb, Noun
strained
/
Adjective
subcortical
x/xx
Adjective
sweat
/
Noun, Verb
tap
/
Verb, Noun
taut
/
Adjective, Verb
test
/
Noun, Verb
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
today
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
trac
/
Adjective
trophic
/x
Adjective
turbulent
/xx
Adjective
vasomotor
/x/x
Adjective
vibrations
x/x
Adjective
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun