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sweating bullets

ADJECTIVE
anxious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight
WEAK
aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies choked clutched disquieted disturbed dreading fretful hacked hyper in a state in a tizzy in suspense jumpy nervy overwrought shaking shaky shivery shook-up shot to pieces solicitous spooked strung-out taut troubled unglued unquiet watchful wired worried sick wreck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bold brave calm collected composed confident cool courageous happy inattentive quiet unafraid unconcerned unfearful unworried
WEAK
assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling

Example Sentences

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Tired of spending frigid winters shoveling snow, or of sweating bullets and swatting mosquitoes in the summer?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

I mean, I was sweating bullets over this choice.

From Fox News • Oct. 17, 2021

And so now I’m sweating bullets, as we say in the UK, sweating bullets trying to learn how to play like Sister Rosetta, which is really bloody hard.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

They need to walk to the store with you a block behind them, sweating bullets, to have the confidence and awareness to achieve meaningful autonomy.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2018

Kaylee is sitting cross-legged on the couch, texting her friends, and I’m sweating bullets.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen