nervousness

The word “nervousness” has 3 syllables: ner-vous-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈnɜːr.vəs.nəs/


What is synonym and antonym for nervousness?

In the thesaurus, “nervousness” has 5 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for nervousness

  • anxiety
  • concern
  • fear
  • unease
  • worry

Antonyms for nervousness

Meanings of nervousness

  • noun
    1. The state or quality of being nervous.

Example Sentences

  • Her nervousness was evident as she fidgeted with her hands before the interview.
  • The speech started well, but his nervousness became apparent halfway through.
  • Despite her nervousness, she managed to deliver a powerful performance on stage.
  • He tried to mask his nervousness with a smile, but his trembling hands gave him away.
  • The teacher noticed the students’ nervousness before handing out the test papers.

On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nervousness, such as: anxiety, calm, calmness, concern, content, contentment, ease.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • excitement
  • ferment
  • flightiness
  • hostility
  • insomnia
  • instability
  • jitteriness
  • jitters
  • jumpiness
  • nerves
  • nervousness
  • pressure
  • restlessness
  • skittishness
  • strain
  • suspense
  • tension
  • turbulence
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nail-biting

  • angst
  • anxiety
  • anxious
  • apprehension
  • concern
  • creepy
  • discomfort
  • disquiet
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • doubt
  • dread
  • foreboding
  • hostility
  • jitters
  • misery
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • nervous
  • nervousness
  • panic
  • pressure
  • restless
  • restlessness
  • strain
  • suffering
  • suspense
  • tense
  • trouble
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • uneasy
  • unnerving
  • unsettling
  • worry

needles

  • angst
  • apprehension
  • baits
  • begs
  • bothers
  • concern
  • disquiet
  • dogs
  • doubt
  • dread
  • eggs
  • foreboding
  • hands
  • henpecks
  • hounds
  • hypodermics
  • indexes
  • indicators
  • indices
  • jitters
  • misery
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • nags
  • nervousness
  • panic
  • picks at
  • restlessness
  • rides
  • suffering
  • suspense
  • syringes
  • taunts
  • teases
  • trouble
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • urges
  • worry

qualm

  • anxiety
  • apprehension
  • compunction
  • disquiet
  • doubt
  • hesitation
  • misgiving
  • nervousness
  • objection
  • pang
  • regret
  • reluctance
  • remorse
  • twinge
  • unease
  • uneasiness

queasiness

  • ailment
  • airsickness
  • alarm
  • angst
  • anxiety
  • apprehension
  • biliousness
  • car sickness
  • disbelief
  • discomfort
  • discontent
  • disease
  • disorder
  • displeasure
  • disquiet
  • doubt
  • dread
  • embarrassment
  • ill health
  • illness
  • infirmity
  • instability
  • mal de mer
  • malady
  • malaise
  • misgiving
  • motion sickness
  • nausea
  • nauseousness
  • nervousness
  • qualms
  • regurgitation
  • remorse
  • restlessness
  • retching
  • seasickness
  • sickness
  • squeamishness
  • syndrome
  • uncertainty
  • unrest
  • vomiting

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