EXCITABILITY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

excitability

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Definition of excitability

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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The early episodes, with their nervousness about FCC crackdowns and government interference in the news-gathering apparatus, suggest that American Hostage is going someplace provocative, only to have the series run out of things to say.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
One sign of that nervousness is emerging in Cboe’s VIX volatility index.

— Joanna Ossinger,Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of nervousness

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And three, sometimes four, of those many waking hours are spent in the car — bouncing from home to school to her second or third job and home again — with music at full blast to drown out the babble of anxiety, most of it financial.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
This can help decrease anxiety and increase confidence by removing the pressure of one ideal performance and shifting focus to the present moment.

— Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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