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jumpy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of jumpy

1 easily excited by nature

a jumpy little terrier

Synonyms for jumpy

excitable,
fiddle-footed,
flighty,
fluttery,
high-strung,
hyper,
hyperactive,
hyperexcitable,
hyperkinetic,
jittery,
nervous,
skittery,
skittish,
spasmodic,
spooky

Words Related to jumpy

hot-blooded,
mercurial,
temperamental,
unstable,
volatile,
volcanic

anxious,
edgy,
flibbertigibbety,
nervy,
tense,
uptight

emotional,
emotionalistic,
hypersensitive,
intense,
sensitive,
soulful

dramatic,
histrionic,
melodramatic

irascible,
irritable,
perturbable,
prickly,
testy,
touchy

Near Antonyms for jumpy

calm,
collected,
cool,
serene,
tranquil

easy,
easygoing,
laid-back,
relaxed

Antonyms for jumpy

imperturbable,
nerveless,
unexcitable,
unflappable,
unshakable

2 feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

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

Synonyms for jumpy

aflutter,
antsy,
anxious,
atwitter,
dithery,
edgy,
goosey,
het up,
hinky
[slang],
hung up,
ill at ease,
insecure,
jittery,
nervous,
nervy,
perturbed,
queasy
(also queazy),
tense,
troubled,
uneasy,
unquiet,
upset,
uptight,
worried

Words Related to jumpy

aggrieved,
bothered,
concerned,
disquieted,
distraught,
distressed,
disturbed,
freaked,
freaked-out,
shook-up

apprehensive,
foreboding,
hesitant,
misgiving

fretful,
fretting,
stewing,
vexed

qualmish,
qualmy

flustered,
twittered,
undone,
unnerved,
unstrung

obsessed,
preoccupied,
restless

fidgety,
flighty,
fluttery,
high-strung,
hypertense,
skittish,
spooky

Phrases Synonymous with jumpy

keyed up,
on edge,
on pins and needles,
on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms for jumpy

confident,
self-assured,
self-confident,
sure

controlled,
self-controlled

Antonyms for jumpy

calm,
collected,
cool,
easy,
happy-go-lucky,
nerveless,
relaxed

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