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Definitions

nervous wreck

ADJECTIVE
fidgety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehensive impatient jittery jumpy restless uneasy
WEAK
antsy high-strung hyper jerky nervous nervy on edge on pins and needles restive spooked spooky twitchy unrestful up the wall wired
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm composed easygoing laid-back
WEAK
quiet relaxed restful resting still unmoving
ADJECTIVE
neurotic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compulsive distraught disturbed manic obsessive
STRONG
aberrant deviant hysteric psychoneurotic upset
WEAK
abnormal anxious basket case bundle of nerves choked clutched disordered disoriented erratic hung up inhibited nervous overwrought unhealthy unstable uptight wired
Antonyms
STRONG
normal
WEAK
adjusted balanced sane stable
ADJECTIVE
on edge
Synonyms
WEAK
agitated anxious apprehensive beside oneself bundle of nerves edgy excited fidgety high-strung hyper impatient in a tizzy jittery jumpy nerve-racking nervous overanxious restless stressful unnerved uptight wired worried wound-up
ADJECTIVE
strained
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constrained labored stiff tense tight uneasy
STRONG
choked embarrassed put wired wreck
WEAK
artificial at end of rope awkward difficult false farfetched hard put in a state self-conscious strung-out taut uncomfortable unglued unnatural unrelaxed uptight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm comfortable easy easygoing laid-back loose relaxed slack
WEAK
genuine unforced
ADJECTIVE
tense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitated anxious apprehensive edgy excited jittery nervous restive shaky strained stressful uneasy
STRONG
choked clutched concerned moved moving shot unnerved wired worried worrying wreck
WEAK
beside oneself bundle of nerves fidgety fluttery high-strung hung up hyper in a tizzy jumpy nerve-racking on edge overanxious overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight white knuckled wound-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried
STRONG
happy untroubled
WEAK
limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring
NOUN
basket case
Synonyms
WEAK
a bundle of nerves ninnyhammer
NOUN
nervous Nellie
Synonyms
WEAK
a bundle of nerves chicken fraidy-cat pantywaist wimp worrier worrywart wuss

Example Sentences

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Even as a passenger she can't relax, and says her anxiety makes her husband a "nervous wreck" when he is driving.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

What I got from it was this very driven woman who is extremely capable, but sort of a nervous wreck.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024

OAKLAND, Calif. — Adam Oller sat at his locker a nervous wreck as he watched the stressful final few outs on a corner clubhouse TV, elbows on knees and knees bouncing into the air.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2022

That’s how she could tell if we were winning or not, because she was such a nervous wreck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2022

She was shy, and I was a nervous wreck most of the time, but we had fun.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.