Synonyms for jittery
ˈdʒɪt ə rijit·te·ry

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1. jitteryadjective

   characterized by jerky movements

   "a jittery ride"

   Synonyms:
   highly strung, nervy, uptight, edgy, high-strung, restive, jumpy, overstrung

   Antonyms:
   relaxed

2. edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptightadjective

   being in a tense state

   Synonyms:
   cheeky, rocky, highly strung, jolting, rough, bumpy, nervy, uptight, edgy, high-strung, restive, jumpy, overstrung, jolty, brash

   Antonyms:
   relaxed

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1. List of paraphrases for "jittery":

   tense, nervous, high-strung, restive, cranky, jumpy

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1. Morningstar Inc analyst Jason Kephart:

   Retail investors are definitely jittery, stocks haven't really gone anywhere in the last year and investors are probably still feeling the aftershocks of a pretty volatile first quarter.

2. Dan Ives:

   The report of Ford selling 8 million shares is not what any Rivian investor wants to see, the stock has been a debacle since the IPO. I think you're seeing with lockup ending, investors are hitting the sell button in a jittery market.

3. Nicholas Ghattas:

   People are getting kind of jittery and thinking, How much more does this really have to run? How much more credit can people float? And when does the cycle start to turn?

4. Magda Linette:

   There was happiness. There were moments of uncertainty — ‘Am I going to play with the rain today?’ — and patience, the jittery nerves of, ‘Ooh, I’m about to play. I'm about to walk out on the court.'.

5. Rodrigo Catril:

   There is a lot we don’t know about Omicron, but markets have been forced to reassess the global growth outlook until we know more, pfizer expects to know within two weeks if Omicron is resistant to its current vaccine, others suggest it may take several weeks. Until then markets are likely to remain jittery.