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. Sandeep Shastri:

   The BJP's ascent has left most of these parties extremely jittery, you can expect them to employ similar tactics in the upcoming sessions.

2. 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?

3. Elizabeth Somer:

   If you're eating bread, reach for the whole wheat over the white, since it also stabilizes blood sugar levels, refined grains found in white bread can send you on a blood sugar roller coaster, leaving you jittery, grumpy and hungry.

4. 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.

5. 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.