Synonyms for nervousness
ner·vous·ness

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1. nervousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   nervosity

2. nervousnessnoun

   The state or quality of being nervous.

   Synonyms:
   nervosity

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1. jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restivenessnoun

   the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

   Synonyms:
   skittishness, jumpiness, restiveness, nerves, jitteriness

2. nervousness, nervesnoun

   an uneasy psychological state

   "he suffered an attack of nerves"

   Synonyms:
   jumpiness, restiveness, nerves, jitteriness

3. nervousnessnoun

   a sensitive or highly strung temperament

   Synonyms:
   jumpiness, restiveness, nerves, jitteriness

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Temperament

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1. nervousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   strength, force, power, vigor

2. nervousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   timidity, timorousness, trepidation, tremor, flutter, nervous agitation

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1. List of paraphrases for "nervousness":

   agitation

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How to use nervousness in a sentence?

1. Michael James:

   Could (the market) reverse itself tomorrow? It's going to take a lot of good news from Greece, there are many factors playing into increased nervousness today through the rest of this week.

2. Andre Bakhos:

   We are seeing heightened nervousness over the Greek elections and the policies that could make or break its EU membership, in addition, the Chinese economic data disappointed and added to the economic global weakness we have been seeing.

3. Martin Chorzempa:

   There is nervousness about China's ambiguous, but Russia-leaning stance on the Ukraine conflict, which raises worries that China could be targeted by sanctions if it helps Russia.

4. Chris Parkinson:

   There is very much a nervousness within the investment community over the sovereign landscape within Spain. That is being driven by lack of visibility over the political outlook.

5. Ashley Simmons:

   There was nervousness at first about being tracked, but over time as we showed it was not being used punitively, they adapted very quickly and got into their normal routines.