nervy

The word “nervy” has 2 syllables: ner-vy

It's pronounced as /ˈnɜːr.vi/

What is synonym and antonym for nervy?

In the thesaurus, “nervy” has 186 synonyms and 85 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for nervy

absurd
adventuresome
adventurous
aflutter
aggrieved
antsy
anxious
apprehensive
arch
asinine
assertive
atwitter
audacious
balmy
bluff
blunt
bold
bold-faced
bothered
brainless
brash
brassbound
brassy
brave
brazen
brazen-faced
cheeky
cocksure
cocky
concerned
courageous
crass
crazy
crude
curt
cute
daredevil
daring
dashing
dauntless
defiant
disquieted
disrespectful
distraught
distressed
disturbed
dithery
dumb
edgy
emboldened
enterprising
facetious
fearless
fidgety
flighty
flip
flippant
flustered
fluttery
foolhardy
foolish
foreboding
forward
freaked
freaked-out
free-swinging
fresh
fretful
fretting
gadarene
gallant
goosey
greathearted
gritty
gutsy
half-witted
hardy
harebrained
hasty
headlong
heedless
heroic
heroical
hesitant
het up
high-strung
hinky
hotheaded
hung up
hypertense
idiotic
idiotical
ill at ease
impertinent
impetuous
imprudent
impudent
impulsive
incautious
inconsiderate
insane
insecure
insolent
intrepid
irrational
jittery
jumpy
keyed up
lionhearted
lippy
lunatic
mad
madcap
misgiving
moronic
mouthy
nerved
nervous
nutty
obsessed
obtrusive
on edge
on pins and needles
on tenterhooks
overbold
overconfident
pert
perturbed
plucky
precipitate
preoccupied
qualmish
qualmy
queasy
queazy
rash
reckless
restless
rude
sassy
saucy
scatterbrained
shameless
shook-up
silly
skittish
smart
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
spirited
spooky
spunky
stalwart
stewing
stout
stouthearted
stupid
swashbuckling
tense
thoughtless
troubled
twittered
unabashed
unafraid
unblushing
undaunted
undone
uneasy
unnecessary
unnerved
unquiet
unreasonable
unstrung
upset
uptight
valiant
valorous
venturesome
venturous
vexed
wacky
whacky
wild
wise
witless
worried

Antonyms for nervy

abashed
affrighted
afraid
alarmed
appalled
ashamed
blushing
calm
careful
cautious
chickenhearted
collected
concerned
confident
controlled
cool
courteous
coward
cowardly
craven
deferential
demure
dismayed
easy
embarrassed
fainthearted
fearful
frightened
genteel
gentle
happy-go-lucky
heedful
horrified
humble
inconspicuous
levelheaded
lily-livered
mannerly
meek
mild
milk-livered
milky
modest
mousey
mousy
nerveless
overcareful
overcautious
polite
poltroon
proper
prudent
pusillanimous
rational
reasonable
relaxed
respectful
retiring
sage
sane
scared
self-assured
self-confident
self-controlled
sensible
shamefaced
shocked
shy
sound
spooked
startled
sure
terrified
terrorized
timid
timorous
unadventurous
unenterprising
unnerved
unobtrusive
unwilling
upset
wary
wise
worried

Meanings of nervy

adjective
1. Having nerve; bold; brazen.
2. Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
3. Strong; sinewy.
4. Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

Example Sentences

It was a nervy move to confront the manager about the mistake.
She felt nervy before stepping onto the stage for her performance.
His nervy attitude impressed some but annoyed others.
The climber made a nervy decision to take the more challenging route.
After the intense game, the fans described it as one of the most nervy matches they had ever seen.

On this page you'll find 271 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nervy, such as: abashed, absurd, adventuresome, adventurous, affrighted, aflutter, afraid.

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