NERVOUSNESS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

nervousness

noun

Definition of nervousness

as in anxiety

an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble your nervousness over your son's safety is only natural

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Recent Examples of nervousness There was a lot of nervousness leading up to the first day of shooting. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Neroli to ease nervousness, lilac to welcome new beginnings, rose and sandalwood to summon love. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026 Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026 Doctors say nervousness and worry are both expected emotions that teenagers can commonly experience in response to stressful events of adolescence such as exams, adapting to new environments or forming friendships. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The debate was at times personal, with faculty members describing fears of retaliation, sharing experiences of harassment and acknowledging their nervousness about speaking publicly. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 One sign of that nervousness is emerging in Cboe’s VIX volatility index. — Joanna Ossinger,justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 For some people, consuming too much caffeine can cause symptoms such as nervousness, restlessness, headaches, and difficulty sleeping. — Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026 Rumors of a possible mobilization There also appears to be nervousness fueled by persistent rumors of an impending troop mobilization — like the widely unpopular one in September 2022 that drafted 300,000 men. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervousness

Noun

Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
The market for profiting off male body anxiety is nothing new.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

Fortune recently reported on wealthy parents’ growing fear that their fortunes will sap their children’s drive.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Coupled with job-displacement fears from AI, opponents now point to the facilities as a physical symbol of who benefits from the boom and who gets stuck with the bill.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fear

Noun

There are so many organizations working to protect the voting process -- including many that cannot legally coordinate with each other -- that some officials involved worry about unintentionally creating chaos outside polling locations.

— STEVE PEOPLES, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Those talks collapsed over price and worries about antitrust pushback, neither of which hold true today.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026