white knuckled

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 nervous wreck on edge overanxious overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight wound-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried

STRONG

happy untroubled

WEAK

limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring

Example Sentences

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Gentrifying Bombay Beach doesn’t seem probable, he said as I peered through the cage, wind whipped and white knuckled.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2019

They entered the three-game series against Pittsburgh a little more white knuckled thanks to San Francisco's eight-game winning streak and a three-game skid of their own.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2011

If flying into a storm or easing into weaving traffic isn't the right time to go a little white knuckled, what is?

From Time Magazine Archive

white knuckled

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