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Skittish

//ˈskɪtɪʃ//

Synonyms for "skittish" (140 found)

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Informal (17)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, slang(4 words)

delicate volatile explosive goosy

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(2 words)

Adj, slang(6 words)

touchy edgy zippy frisky high-strung startlish

General use (123)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(5 words)

confused spirited animated demure overrefined

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

refined antic quicksilver shrinking vacillating rollicking

Adj, noun(17 words)

mercurial sensitive hearty sympathetic conscious mousy unreliable unpredictable emotional irresponsible inarticulate allergic volcanic inflammable sportive combustible eruptive

Adjective(70 words)

changeable nervous shaky responsive irritable exuberant restless inconstant restive flighty frivolous tactful ticklish bashful afraid vivacious jumpy undependable timid scatterbrained

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Adj, name(1 words)

Adjective(3 words)

nervous flighty spooky

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, adv(3 words)

fearful sprightly cowardly

Adj, name, verb(2 words)

Noun, verb(3 words)

trembling stammering toying

empty headed high spirited high strung thin skinned hyperpathic in fear emotionally unstable high-mettled highly emotional

Intj(1 words)

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