JUMPY Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

jumpy

adjective

ˈjəm-pē

Definition of jumpy

as in excitable

easily excited by nature a jumpy little terrier

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as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence

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Recent Examples of jumpy The hair metal craze was off to a very jumpy and problematic start. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 Oil prices are again jumpy, Japan might be selling Treasuries to defend the yen and, at least psychologically, global fiscal imbalances encroach. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 As the story moves breathlessly through the neighborhood’s streets and interiors, Kodeih, who also edited the feature, and cinematographer Tony Kopec zero in on a jumpy, kinetic tension between looming catastrophe and potential triumph. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 Second-year edge Que Robinson got too jumpy and leapt offsides to start one of his reps. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jumpy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumpy

Adjective

Kalind, the younger brother of a bonobo named Kevin, was the more excitable and playful of the two.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, Deanna is a proud mother of three and an excitable introvert.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of excitable

Adjective

Signs so far show Singles’ Day, China ’s biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Additionally, The Wall Street Journal previously reported that the PMA is worried that if the watchmen went on strike, that other ILWU dockworkers would walk off the job in solidarity.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

Everyone’s inner monologue is narrated by no less than author Zadie Smith, whose voice-over’s cool assurance forms a productive contrast with the characters’ anxious scrambling.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Even so, a person calling about an arrest or a custody dispute is just as likely to be anxious, and a voice that sounds human but is not can feel like deception, whatever the law requires.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of anxious

Adjective

The glow of many Turners has dwindled, thanks to unstable pigments, but here is an immaculate exception.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
And while unstable coalitions repeatedly fused and dissolved in the halls of power, outside these halls pipes burst and roads crumbled.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of unstable

Adjective

There was no upset this time in the season opener for TCU men’s basketball as the Horned Frogs rolled to a 98-59 win over Lindenwood Monday night at Schollmaier Arena.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Hafley was naturally upset about Ollie Gordon’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that turned into a 3rd and 5 into a 3rd and 20 that the Dolphins didn’t convert during the Patriots’ 21-0 run.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

Some Republicans, notably including Vice President JD Vance, have directly blamed their midterm losses on the Iran war, which continues to see intermittent fighting amid an uneasy stalemate.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the musical explores family, artistic ambition and the uneasy passage of cultural knowledge from one generation to the next.

— James C. Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of uneasy

Adjective

His arrival will force Violette to confront hidden truths of her troubled past filled with hidden truths.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
But when their increasingly dangerous scheme becomes a plan to escape their troubled families, the stakes spiral beyond their control.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of troubled

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