Synonyms of jumpy

jumpy

adjective

ˈjəm-pē 

1

as in excitable

easily excited by nature

a jumpy little terrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excitable
• nervous
• unstable
• anxious
• hyper
• volatile
• jittery
• hyperactive
• hyperkinetic
• high-strung
• emotional
• skittery
• spasmodic
• fluttery
• irritable
• spooky
• hyperexcitable
• skittish
• sensitive
• intense
• flighty
• fiddle-footed
• tense
• volcanic
• uptight
• soulful
• temperamental
• mercurial
• hot-blooded
• hypersensitive
• dramatic
• edgy
• nervy
• melodramatic
• testy
• irascible
• histrionic
• touchy
• flibbertigibbety
• emotionalistic
• perturbable
• prickly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imperturbable
• unflappable
• unshakable
• calm
• nerveless
• collected
• serene
• cool
• tranquil
• unexcitable
• easy
• relaxed
• easygoing
• laid-back

2

as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• nervous
• anxious
• upset
• uneasy
• troubled
• apprehensive
• jittery
• tense
• perturbed
• uptight
• concerned
• hesitant
• disturbed
• bothered
• insecure
• ill at ease
• goosey
• queasy
• flustered
• on tenterhooks
• antsy
• edgy
• on edge
• dithery
• unquiet
• on pins and needles
• freaked
• restless
• nervy
• hinky
• obsessed
• het up
• distraught
• preoccupied
• distressed
• disquieted
• fretful
• aflutter
• shook-up
• aggrieved
• hung up
• atwitter
• vexed
• foreboding
• keyed up
• freaked-out
• fidgety
• fretting
• unnerved
• high-strung
• unstrung
• fluttery
• spooky
• misgiving
• skittish
• qualmish
• undone
• flighty
• stewing
• qualmy
• twittered
• hypertense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• easy
• relaxed
• collected
• cool
• nerveless
• confident
• sure
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jumpy

Other bright bouncy acts include pop-punk-plus acts Hit the Lights and Major League, the entertainingly mysterious multi-instrumentalist Buckethead and, unbelievably, the still-jumpy British shouters EMF. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026

The free community event will feature vendors, food, jumpy houses, ponies, giveaways, fellowship and music for families in the community. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

With the jumpy Moon in your partnership zone and vulnerable Chiron in your academic sector, their cooperative sextile has much to teach you. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026

Drivers would often play the jumpy house subgenre bacardi and raw, fidgety gqom. — Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026