Synonyms of skittish

skittish

adjective

1

as in excitable

easily excited by nature

the skittish colt leapt up when we approached

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in timid

easily frightened

the cat is skittish around people she doesn't know

Synonyms & Similar Words

• timid
• fearful
• shy
• scary
• scared
• timorous
• afraid
• terrified
• mousy
• panicked
• yellow
• startled
• mousey
• spooked
• tremulous
• anxious
• fainthearted
• nervous
• jumpy
• craven
• fearsome
• jittery
• apprehensive
• alarmed
• cowardly
• chicken
• panicky
• pusillanimous
• poltroon
• gutless
• chickenhearted
• spineless
• lily-livered
• unnerved
• dastardly
• spooky
• unheroic
• horrified
• terrorized
• panic-stricken
• milk-livered
• shocked
• chicken-livered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adventurous
• daring
• hardy
• brave
• adventuresome
• venturesome
• bold
• confident
• gutsy
• dashing
• intrepid
• fearless
• venturous
• courageous
• audacious
• gallant
• valiant
• heroic
• stout
• stalwart
• undaunted
• stouthearted
• assured
• dauntless
• valorous
• resolute
• heroical
• plucky
• lionhearted
• determined
• firm
• spirited
• undeterred
• self-assured
• doughty
• unflinching
• spunky
• unswerving
• game
• self-confident
• mettlesome
• greathearted

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• adventurous
• daring
• hardy
• brave
• adventuresome
• venturesome
• bold
• confident
• gutsy
• dashing
• intrepid
• fearless
• venturous
• courageous
• audacious
• gallant
• valiant
• heroic
• stout
• stalwart
• undaunted
• stouthearted
• assured
• dauntless
• valorous
• resolute
• heroical
• plucky
• lionhearted
• determined
• firm
• spirited
• undeterred
• self-assured
• doughty
• unflinching
• spunky
• unswerving
• game
• self-confident
• mettlesome
• greathearted

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3

as in volatile

likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

a skittish housing market had both buyers and sellers on edge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• volatile
• unpredictable
• unstable
• uncertain
• inconsistent
• unsettled
• changeful
• mercurial
• fickle
• temperamental
• variable
• fluctuating
• capricious
• erratic
• unsteady
• inconstant
• mutable
• fluid
• changeable
• scattered
• shaky
• wavering
• flickery
• stray
• unreliable
• ambivalent
• hesitating
• random
• aimless
• vacillating
• haphazard
• slapdash
• desultory
• untrustworthy
• dicey
• undependable
• up in the air
• arbitrary
• protean
• irregular
• hit-or-miss
• mobile
• adaptable
• shilly-shallying
• versatile
• shilly-shally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• certain
• stable
• predictable
• constant
• steady
• even
• stationary
• settled
• invariable
• unchanging
• persistent
• immutable
• changeless
• unvarying
• unchangeable
• uniform
• sure
• equable
• permanent
• abiding
• dependable
• reliable
• durable
• trustworthy
• lasting
• trusty
• true
• tried
• tried-and-true

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• certain
• stable
• predictable
• constant
• steady
• even
• stationary
• settled
• invariable
• unchanging
• persistent
• immutable
• changeless
• unvarying
• unchangeable
• uniform
• sure
• equable
• permanent
• abiding
• dependable
• reliable
• durable
• trustworthy
• lasting
• trusty
• true
• tried
• tried-and-true

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