edgier

ADJECTIVE

nervous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excited restless skittish tense uneasy uptight

WEAK

anxious critical excitable high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable keyed up overstrung restive touchy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm collected composed easy-going laid-back

Example Sentences

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The books get Darker and Edgier leading up to a Final Battle and a widely mocked Distant Finale.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2020

Edgier, boundary-pushing talk formats existed only in a few major markets.

From Time • Feb. 18, 2015

Edgier than its more-visited neighbour, Rye, but no less interesting, Rye Harbour is reached by driving down a two-mile road past industrial units and boatyards.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2014