Jitters

/ˈd͡ʒɪtɚz/

Synonyms for "jitters" (108 found)

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Closest matches (22)

agitationall oversall-overs apprehension apprehensiveness bluster bobbery boil boiling brouhaha bustle churncold shiverscold sweatcommotion conturbation discomposure disorder disquiet disquietude

Noun(2 words)

anxiety destabilize

Strong matches (32)

Noun(6 words)

disrupt distort edginess fantods fluctuate heebie-jeebies

disturbance dither dithers ebullition embroilment excitement ferment fermentation fever feverishness fidgets flap flurry fluster flutteration foment fume fussheebie jeebiesheebie-jeebies

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hubbubhurly burlyhurly-burly inquietude jimjams jumpiness

Related words (54)

jumps maelstrom malaise moil nerves nerviness nervosity nervousness perturbation queasiness quivers restlessness roil rout row seethe seething shakes shivers skittishness

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stir sweat swirlto doto-do trembles trepidation trepidity tumult tumultuation turbidity turbulence turmoil twitter unease uneasiness unrest upset willies

Noun(15 words)

nervousness oscillate perturb quiverscreaming meemiesshake shaking shiver tension tremble tremor tremulousness unease vary yips

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More general

9 entries

affect alter deviateemotional statemove movement nerves nervousness vary

More specific

11 entries

amplitude jitterclock jitterhand tremorhead tremorperformance anxietyphase jitterquiver shakesignal jitterstage frighttremble

Collocations

11 entries

clock jitterexam jittersjitter analysisjitter measurementjitter reductionjittery handsminimize jitternervous jittersperformance jittersstage jitterstiming jitter

Inflections

2 entries

jittered jittering

Derivations

7 entries

jittered jitterer jitterily jitteriness jittering jitterize jittery

Sample sentences

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I have the jitters.

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Tom is having pre-wedding jitters.

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He had the jitters.

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Mary tried to shake loose any pre-show jitters.

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