Synonyms of cold sweat

cold sweat

noun

as in goose bumps

Related Words

• goose bumps
• creeps
• screaming meemies
• nerves
• butterflies
• fidgets
• shakes
• jitters
• nervous breakdown
• shivers
• hysteria
• willies
• whim-whams
• fear
• anxiety
• dither
• agitation
• heebie-jeebies
• jimjams
• uneasiness
• frazzle
• skittishness
• edginess
• jumpiness

Dissimilar Words

• calm
• equanimity
• composure
• tranquility
• aplomb
• imperturbability
• self-possession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cold sweat

Alter ego is an extremely amorphous theory of relief for a creditor which bedevils experienced judges and causes cold sweats among even the most hardened of litigators. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Who hasn’t stood in front of a wall of swatches and broken out into a cold sweat, returning to the paint store two, three, even four times? — Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026

As the harried solo parent of a sick child, Byrne lets the camera zoom in so close to her character’s insecurities that the audience breaks out in a cold sweat. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Maybe a sudden break into a cold sweat. — Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2026