Synonyms for nervousness
ner·vous·ness

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1. nervousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   nervosity

2. nervousnessnoun

   The state or quality of being nervous.

   Synonyms:
   nervosity

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1. jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restivenessnoun

   the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

   Synonyms:
   skittishness, jumpiness, restiveness, nerves, jitteriness

2. nervousness, nervesnoun

   an uneasy psychological state

   "he suffered an attack of nerves"

   Synonyms:
   jumpiness, restiveness, nerves, jitteriness

3. nervousnessnoun

   a sensitive or highly strung temperament

   Synonyms:
   jumpiness, restiveness, nerves, jitteriness

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Temperament

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1. nervousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   strength, force, power, vigor

2. nervousnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   timidity, timorousness, trepidation, tremor, flutter, nervous agitation

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1. List of paraphrases for "nervousness":

   agitation

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1. Michael James:

   But that overhead nervousness is still there, the Evergrande situation is still a black cloud hanging over global markets. Combine that with uncertainty with Fed commentary coming tomorrow, and there’s a reluctance to get overly aggressive on the long side.

2. Chris Parkinson:

   There is very much a nervousness within the investment community over the sovereign landscape within Spain. That is being driven by lack of visibility over the political outlook.

3. James Dalgleish:

   You look at the obliteration in oil, copper ... there are a lot of questions about worldwide demand and growth, with an earnings season just getting started, there's a lot of nervousness, given we've had six years of up markets. Are we due for a down market?

4. Dan Ives:

   Last week's email set off nervousness with investors around demand for no reason and put pressure on the stock, you can see why Musk is not waking up a good mood before he sent that email. That said, he probably he should have had coffee before he sent it. It clearly backfired.

5. Zeg Choudhry:

   Stocks are being driven by oil, and given that the Iranian sanctions are due to be lifted, that's causing even more nervousness about this glut of oil that we have.