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. Bucky Hellwig:

   China seems to be balking on some of the terms of the trade negotiations, and to me it sounds like there may be nervousness ahead of the Fed announcement.

2. Jeffrey Christian:

   There is nervousness about why the stock markets are as high as they are, given the economic and political environment.

3. Zeg Choudhry:

   Stocks are being driven by oil, and given that the Iranian sanctions are due to be lifted, that's causing even more nervousness about this glut of oil that we have.

4. Gary Bradshaw:

   There's been some nervousness taken out of the market by the Fed making their comments, all in all, I think it's setting up for a very good day.

5. John Carey:

   There's a little nervousness about earnings reports that we'll be seeing over the next couple or three weeks, the international situation continues to weigh on people's minds, and commodities were weaker earlier. In the absence of any strong new economic data or blow-away-type earnings results, people are still cautious, waiting for the Fed to decide on whether it's going to raise rates or not.