SKITTERY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

skittery

adjective

ˈski-tə-rē

Definition of skittery next

as in excitable

easily excited by nature chickadees are skittery creatures, so don't expect them to linger at the bird feeder

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of skittery At last, the alien—brought wonderfully to life, with an amusingly robotic voice and skittery movements, by the puppeteer James Ortiz—can tell his story. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 The skittery ballad co-written by Andrew Goldstein (Maroon 5, Katy Perry) and singer-songwriter JXDN is the 29-year-old K-pop star’s first solo effort entirely in English following on the heels of March’s Beam EP, a three-track collaboration with SEVENTEEN bandmate Woozi. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skittery

Adjective

Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Lego Galaxy hopes to draw visitors — and perhaps new audiences — by focusing on slicker, more modern technology and injecting in the park the sort of excitable ride more commonly found at Legoland’s Southern California competitors.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026