Synonyms for nerve-racking
nerve-rack·ing

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1. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective

   extremely irritating to the nerves

   "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

   Synonyms:
   stressful, trying, nerve-wracking

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "nerve-racking":

   nerve-wracking, scary

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1. John Carey:

   I'm inclined to think we'll reach some agreements and move forward... but certainly there's a lot of posturing and positioning, and it can be a little nerve-racking for investors who are wondering which companies and which countries might be affected and how.

2. Jeff Green:

   Leading up to it was nerve-racking, i couldn't run. I couldn't touch a basketball. I couldn't get stressed out, it was tough.

3. Nicolas Huktin:

   Just seeing the shelves just bare, it's pretty nerve-racking, especially when you start getting down to your last couple of cans and you're just not sure what you're going to if you can't find that formula, we're in a situation where our children are on this formula because of the calorie content of it -- not because they have food allergies -- so if we really needed to, we could put them on a different formula -- but only if we needed to... There are a lot of families that don't have that option.

4. Rebecca Gray:

   It's nerve-racking. You fear for the worst. You see they have a little tent set up because the emergency room to the hospital where you are walking are right there in sight of each other, i have to do what's best for my unborn child... make sure we're on track for that, and also trying to make sure my other two are safe and healthy.

5. James Obergefell:

   It's nerve-racking, it's exciting, but it's also scary.