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nervous wreck
adjective as in fidgety
adjective as in neurotic
adjective as in on edge
adjective as in strained
adjective as in tense
Strongest matches
noun as in basket case
Weak matches
noun as in nervous Nellie
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Example Sentences
While Bacall seems like a paragon of cool confidence in the final product, she was a nervous wreck on set.
I was a nervous wreck after sending and did not expect a reply.
I poured so much into the book and I was a nervous wreck while waiting to hear what my editor thought.
McCord himself showed evidence of the hardships he has passed through, being almost a nervous wreck.
Her new husband, who is apparently even more miserable without than with his wife, is a nervous wreck.
Three minutes in which he must reduce this stalwart fellow to a trembling, nervous wreck.
And now Lady Blanche beheld her child crushed and broken, a nervous wreck, before her life had truly begun.
I'm a nervous wreck, almost getting carted off to God knows where like that.
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On this page you'll find 200 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nervous wreck, such as: apprehensive, impatient, jittery, jumpy, restless, and uneasy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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