nervy
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for nervy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Bold and daring, even cheeky.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Bold and daring, even cheeky.
“It takes a nervy man to promulgate such stuff, and Ted Nelson has made a career out of being nervy.”
2. adj
Tense, worried, or on edge.
“Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenalin rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham.”
Opposites
