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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
feeling a little jittery before the flight
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Recent Examples of jittery
The three-month employment trend paints a picture of a jittery economy as consumers, small businesses and corporate executives fret about the potential impact of Trump’s unpredictable trade war, along with other destabilizing policies like mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Darvish has handled the October pressure well since his former Rangers colleague, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller, advantaged by a rising payroll at a time when Cubs ownership was made jittery by the pandemic, got him ahead of the 2021 season via a lopsided trade.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Paul Monreal is a fourth-great-grandchild of Catherine and Patrick O’Leary, who endured the enmity of Chicagoans after they were wrongfully accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire, which legend said was started by a jittery dairy cow named Daisy.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Darvish has handled the October pressure well since his former Rangers colleague, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller, advantaged by a rising payroll at a time when Cubs ownership was made jittery by the pandemic, got him ahead of the 2021 season via a lopsided trade.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Paul Monreal is a fourth-great-grandchild of Catherine and Patrick O’Leary, who endured the enmity of Chicagoans after they were wrongfully accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire, which legend said was started by a jittery dairy cow named Daisy.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jittery
Adjective
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When pyramidal cells are too excitable, memory processing becomes noisy and disorganized.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tony has fully bought into the dream, and Skarsgård plays him with excitable, boyish humor, almost as if the whole thing were a game.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Small business owners, who rely on social media to promote and sell their products, were especially worried with a busy festive season looming.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Parents are worried not just about getting food on the table, but whether that food is good for their kids.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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FurHaven Calming Cuddler Donut Pet Bed A fluffy bed that surrounds your dog with warmth can be great for relieving anxiety and calming down a nervous pet.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even with the mixed indications for winter golf, course owners are nervous, NCGOA CEO Jay Karen said on a video call.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Research in attachment theory tells us that people with anxious attachment tendencies often monitor signs of availability and care in their partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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While all of his children enjoy supporting him at his fights, María is the one who gets the most anxious, according to Canelo.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the trials, some participants experienced nausea and an upset stomach, but investigators found that dividing up the pills, instead of taking all four at once, and swallowing them with orange juice instead of water, helped relieve the symptoms.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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So don’t be overly upset Yankee fans.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Handing spending power to a piece of software makes people uneasy.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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An uneasy calm, after two nights of chaos that saw tens of thousands of people pour out into the streets to vent their fury, setting fire to parliament and the Supreme Court – key symbols of state – and clashing with the government forces sent to keep them under control.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Looking for role models, troubled young men find Andrew Tate.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Laporta has repeatedly said that returning to the Camp Nou, which will have a capacity of 105,000 when finished, as soon as possible is crucial to boosting their troubled finances.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jittery. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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