Nerve

/nɝv/

Synonyms for "nerve" (217 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Noun(8 words)

boldness audaciousness brace brass bravery brazening cheek chutzpa

afferent neuronanimate annoy anxiety aplomb apprehension arrogance assurance assure audacityautonomic nervous systemaxon backbone balancebalanced personalityballsbeef upboldness bolster bottle

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bottom bracebrace upbrain brashness brass bravery brazennessbuck upbuttresscase hardencentral nervous systemcerebral cortexcheek cheerchirk up

Strong matches (65)

chutzpah confidence confirm constancy cool coolness couragecraniosacral nervous systemcrust daring dauntlessness dendrite determination doughtinesseffector organefferent neuroneffrontery embolden encourage equilibrium

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Noun(8 words)

courage dares face galls heart hutzpa hutzpah innervate

Related words (108)

inspiritinternuncial neuronintestinal fortitudeintrepidity invariability invigorate irritatemedullary sheathmettle moxienerve trunknervesnervous systemnervousness neuronpat on the backperipheral nervous systempith plexus pluck

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presumption presumptuousness prop pushiness reassure refresh reinforce reinvigorate reliability resoluteness restrengthen rootedness sand sang-froid sauce seat secureness security self-assertion self-assertiveness self-expression self-expressiveness sensoriumsensory areasensory cellshore upsolar plexussolidity soundnessspinal cordspirit spunk stabilitystable equilibriumstable statestamina staunchness steadfastness steadinesssteady nervessteady statesteel stiffenstout heartstrength strengthen stress substantiality support sustain synapse temerity temper tenacity tensionthe heebie-jeebiesthoracolumbar nervous systemtoughen toughness undeflectability undergird uniformityunshakable nervesunshakableness upset valorwhite matterwill worry

Noun(18 words)

italian coraggiomettle nervanerve energy boostnerve fibernerve trunknervi nervusneural bundleold high german muotperipheral nervepluckiness plucks prepare sass spunk steel valor

Verb(1 words)

steel

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More general

17 entries

aggressivenessanatomical structurebodily structurebrace braveness braverycharacter traitcourage courageousness fascicle fasciculusfiber bundlefibre bundleneural processpersonality traitpoise

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More specific

11 entries

audacity boldness couragefacial nervemotor innervationoptic nerveresolvesciatic nerveself-confidencesensory innervationvagus nerve

Collocations

12 entries

cranial nervemotor nervenerve cellnerve conductionnerve endingsnerve fibernerve impulsenerve tissueoptic nerveperipheral nervesciatic nervesensory nerve

Inflections

3 entries

nerved nerves nerving

Derivations

6 entries

nerve cellnerve fibernerve trunknervous nervously nervousness

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

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You have a lot of nerve!

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What a nerve!

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You've got a nerve to say such a thing!

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His nerve failed him at the last moment.

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