nervous Nelly

The phrase “nervous Nelly” has 4 syllables: ner-vous Nel-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈnɜːr.vəs ˈnɛl.i/


What is synonym and antonym for nervous Nelly?

In the thesaurus, “nervous Nelly” has 1 synonym and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nervous Nelly along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for nervous Nelly

  • nervous wreck

Antonyms for nervous Nelly

  • optimist

Example Sentences

  • She’s such a nervous Nelly when it comes to flying, always double-checking her seatbelt.
  • Don’t be a nervous Nelly, everything will go perfectly as planned.
  • He called me a nervous Nelly just because I wanted to rehearse the presentation one more time.
  • The coach reminded the nervous Nelly on the team to trust their training and play confidently.
  • A nervous Nelly in the group kept worrying about what could go wrong during the trip.

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