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nervousness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nervousness

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

Synonyms of nervousness

agita, agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, concernment, disquiet, disquietude, fear, nervosity, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry

Words Related to nervousness

strain, stress, tension

alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor

angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation

cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty

compunction, qualm, scruple

Near Antonyms of nervousness

calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

comfort, consolation, relief, solace

Antonyms of nervousness

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