EXCITABILITY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

excitability

noun

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as in nervousness

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Recent Examples of excitability The former increases excitability and preparedness for movement in response to the tennis equivalent of being assailed by a woolly mammoth. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Nervousness Nervousness and excitability are among the most common side effects. — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 May 2026 Animal behavioralists from the Royal Veterinary College used an industry standard review called the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ), to collect data on behavioral traits such as aggression, excitability, and trainability. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026 In this case, recognizing excitability gave my client something concrete to work on. — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 Whereas fear scores stayed fairly stable across years, and attention/excitability was slightly higher for dogs enrolled in 2022. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 In contrast, the canines tend to show lower levels of aggression, rivalry with other dogs, trainability, and excitability. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The Falcons’ 41-year-old kicker, who’s entering his 19th NFL season, has seen many training camp arrivals and has no nervousness or anxieties.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
The week saw another bout of investor nervousness about artificial intelligence (AI) capital expenditures weighing on the mega-cap technology companies.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of nervousness

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The headlines often focus on uber-selective colleges and universities, the lengths students and parents will go to access them, and the parts of the process of applying that evoke the most anxiety.

— Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
One of the most dreadful packing pain points is the anxiety of whether everything will actually fit in your suitcase, which, thankfully, my Away Bigger Carry-on has eliminated.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of anxiety

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