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be nervous

VERB
fidget
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fret jiggle squirm twiddle twitch
STRONG
bustle chafe fiddle fuss hitch jitter joggle jump play stir toss trifle wiggle worry
WEAK
be antsy be hyper be on pins and needles be spooked be wired
Antonyms
WEAK
be still relax rest

Example Sentences

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Sabrina Hoque, from the price comparison website Uswitch, said that Ovo customers might be nervous.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Investors still have good reason to be nervous.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The question you just posed is one that the district judge, Kate M. Menendez, seems to be nervous about having to hear.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

“There’s a lot to be nervous about and there’s a lot not to like.”

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

I don’t know what you offer someone like that, but he has a big enough Court that if you got him to back Oak, even Balekin would be nervous.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black