If you’ve reached “Nervous” in your solving session, these answers were chosen from crosswords where this clue type led to successful puzzle completions using the same phrasing.
Answers:
- JITTERY
- UNEASY
- EDGY
- ONEDGE
- JUMPY
- ANTSY
- TENSE
- RESTIVE
- TWITCHY
- NEURAL
- TIMOROUS
- AFRAID
- WINDY
- WORRIED
- UPTIGHT
- APPREHENSIVE
- TIMID
- SKITTISH
- FEARFUL
Synonyms and Definitions
JITTERY
- Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
UNEASY
- Synonyms: anxious, awkward, ill at ease, queasy, restless, unquiet
EDGY
- Synonyms: jittery
JUMPY
- Synonyms: bumpy, jolting, jolty, rocky, rough
ANTSY
- Synonyms: fidgety, fretful, itchy
- Definition: Anxious and incapable of calming down.
TENSE
- Synonyms: strain, tense up
NEURAL
- Synonyms: neuronal, neuronic
TIMOROUS
- Synonyms: fearful, trepid
WINDY
- Synonyms: airy, blowy, breezy, impractical, laputan, long-winded, tedious, verbose, visionary, wordy
WORRIED
- Synonyms: apprehensive, care, concern, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, interest, occupy, upset, vex, worry
APPREHENSIVE
- Synonyms: discerning, worried
TIMID
- Synonyms: cautious, diffident, faint, faint-hearted, shy, unsure
SKITTISH
- Synonyms: flighty, spooky
FEARFUL
- Synonyms: awful, cowardly, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, frightful, horrendous, horrific, terrible, timorous