Jittery

/ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/

Synonyms for "jittery" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Adjective(4 words)

afraid agitatedall shook upall-overish discomposed disquieted disturbed excited fearful feverish fidgeting fidgety flurried

Noun(1 words)

clock jitter

Strong matches (26)

flustered fluttery gooseyhigh strunghigh-strungin a quiverjumpy nervous nervy overwrought panic-stricken perturbed quivering

Adjective(12 words)

high-strunghighly strungjerkiest jumpier jumpiest jumpy nerviestnervous networknervyon edgeoverstrung quivering

Noun(1 words)

jerky

Related words (43)

quivery restless ruffled shakenshaken upshaking shaky shivering shiveryshook upsinking skittery spookystirred uptrembling trembly tremulant tremulous troubled troublous

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turbulent twitchy twitter twittery uneasy unpeaceful unquiet unrestful upset

Adjective(10 words)

restive shaky skittish tense tremulous turbulent uneasy unstable uptight volatile

Verb(3 words)

spooked unnerved wired

Noun(1 words)

wireds

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

economic conditionemotional statemarket conditionphysical conditionphysiological state

More specific

6 entries

edgy shaky trembling uneasyunstable systemvolatile market

Collocations

6 entries

jittery behaviorjittery handsjittery marketsjittery nervesjittery systemjittery voice

Inflections

2 entries

jitterier jitteriest

Derivations

2 entries

jitterily jitteriness

similar

1 entries

tense

Sample sentences

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They're jittery.

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Tom is jittery.

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I'm jittery.

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Tom looks jittery.

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