NERVOUSNESS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

nervousness

noun

Definition of nervousness

as in anxiety

an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble your nervousness over your son's safety is only natural

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Recent Examples of nervousness 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 The response from Jackson’s fans, who are known to be vociferous in their support of the deceased singer, also added to the streamer’s nervousness around the doc. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026 Sussman plays Stuart’s evolution gracefully, slowly dialing up the confidence without losing sight of the nervousness and dorkiness so central to the character. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 Contributing to market nervousness over global oil and gas supplies, Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, declared that Bab el-Mandab, a Red Sea waterway crucial to Saudi Arabia's exports, would be off limits to that country. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026 That feeling, that kind of nervousness and uneasiness, just immediately went away. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Many seafarers are eager to leave, even if there is nervousness about the safety in doing so, said Ben Bailey, director of programme for Mission to Seafarers, a charity that serves crewmembers aboard ships. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026 Andrew Gilman, general manager of Echo Brickell, expressed his nervousness about the area. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 3 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervousness

Noun

Still, people living near the border say the possibility of Belarus becoming more involved in Russia’s war remains a source of anxiety.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Psychological symptoms like anxiety, irritability and depression often show up before physical ones, peaking between ages 41 and 45.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

Saturn stations retrograde in your 12th House of Solitude, asking you to review rest, avoidance, private fears, and the habits that either restore you or keep you quietly overloaded.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Taken the year after Till’s death, the climate remained highly dangerous for Black people, and Gordon wrote about his fear documenting the inequalities within the city.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of fear

Noun

There have also been growing concerns that AI companies are propping each other up through a web of funding deals, with Nvidia at the heart of those worries.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Those worries came to a head after the May election rout, leading to Starmer’s fall and Burnham’s rise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of worry

Noun

The iPhone’s success, however, has satisfied some of those concerns for now, especially since Apple can partner with other companies like Google to use their AI models.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Anne Arundel County has said the safety concerns stemmed from unpermitted construction work in the building's underground parking garage.

— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of concern

Noun

Shares of Google parent Alphabet were around 4% lower in premarket trading, but that primarily reflected investor unease over rising AI spending outlined in the company's earnings report on Wednesday.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2026
There’s understandably a lot of unease and a lot of complaint.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026