as in anxiety
a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements
the edginess of the basketball players in the moments before the start of the tournament was apparent
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Recent Examples of edginess
What these pants add to the look is a bit of edginess.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
The shoe manages to feed her overall look’s edginess, while infusing a valuable touch of color, just like her shirt of choice.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
The shoe manages to feed her overall look’s edginess, while infusing a valuable touch of color, just like her shirt of choice.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edginess
Noun
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The system, with its high-voltage generator, addresses the range anxiety of electric vehicles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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Over six days, joy and anxiety collide as the family hides in plain sight in what can be described as a biographical piece of filmmaking for Lafosse.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gold does, after all, usually act as a safe haven in periods of economic unease.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Still, there’s reason for unease when critics of Israel use the Holocaust as a rhetorical weapon against the Jewish state.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Washington, there was a worry that the team was becoming too reliant on Daniels.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The worries of the group also extended beyond their business operations.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No amount of research into the suspect or surveillance could make the nerves go away.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Kimmie is forced to watch uncomfortably from the sideline, but Williams knew exactly how to calm her character’s nerves.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Amid the nineteenth-century tension between nation and state, those who sided with the nation included many antisemites.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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How do those two versions of you coexist, and how did that tension shape HELLA PRESSURE?—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If Monday’s recovery can shake off the skittishness felt during Friday’s rough market reversal .—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lewis says his skittishness stems from a fear that competitors will copy Darrow’s model, and from sensitivity around ethical rules about sharing attorneys’ fees with non-lawyers.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Anxiety, however, usually triggers stress responses, which can manifest in a tight chest, sweaty palms, a racing heart or restlessness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There’s a kind of restlessness.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arresting one person at large can take days or weeks of planning and requires a dozen or so federal police on site to make that apprehension.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The lower multiple reflects investor apprehension surrounding BP’s strategic transitions and mixed earnings.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Edginess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edginess. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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