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81 skittish
1. a норовистый, упрямый2. a живой, резвый; игривый; кокетливый3. a своенравный, капризный, ветреный4. a непрочный, изменчивый, непостоянный; коварный5. a пугливый, робкий6. a крайне осторожный, осмотрительныйСинонимический ряд:1. changeable (adj.) capricious; changeable; ever-changing; fickle; flight; lively; moody; mutable; whimsical2. excitable (adj.) agitable; alarmable; combustible; edgy; excitable; skittery; startlish; volatile3. giddy (adj.) bird-witted; dizzy; empty-headed; featherbrained; flighty; fribble; fribbling; frivolous; giddy; harebrained; hoity-toity; light; lightheaded; light-headed; rattlebrained; scatterbrained; silly; volage; yeasty4. shy (adj.) bashful; demure; mousy; prim; reluctant; shrinking; shy; timid; timorous5. uneasy (adj.) fidgety; high-strung; jittery; jumpy; nervous; restive; restless; tense; twitchy; uneasyАнтонимический ряд:imperturbable; uninhibited -
82 sleepless
1. a бессонный2. a бодрствующий, бдительный3. a неугомонныйСинонимический ряд:1. nervous (adj.) excited; fidgety; impatient; jittery; nervous; restive; restless; uneasy; unsettled2. wakeful (adj.) wakeful -
83 spooky
1. a шутл. похожий на привидение, призрак2. a шутл. посещаемый привидениями3. a шутл. страшныйspooky story — рассказ, от которого мороз по коже подирает
4. a шутл. боязливыйСинонимический ряд:1. nervous (adj.) fidgety; goosey; high-strung; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; twittery; unrestful2. weird (adj.) eerie; ghostly; haunted; mysterious; ominous; scary; supernatural; uncanny; unearthly; weird -
84 uneasy
1. a неудобный2. a беспокойный, тревожный3. a вызывающий беспокойство; ненадёжныйan uneasy truce — шаткое перемирие; прекращение огня, который вот-вот может возобновиться
4. a смущённый, неловкийСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; precarious; problematic; queasy; shady; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; undecided; unstable2. fidgety (adj.) awkward; constrained; fidgety; harrowed; irascible; jittery; languishing; on edge; self-conscious; snappish; uncomfortable; unsure3. nervous (adj.) edgy; jumpy; nervous; nervy; restive; restless; skittish; tense; twitchy; uptight4. unsettled (adj.) anxious; apprehensive; concerned; disquieted; distressed; disturbed; frightened; perplexed; shaky; troubled; unpeaceful; unquiet; unrestful; unsettled; untranquil; wary; worriedАнтонимический ряд:calm; comfortable
См. также в других словарях:
jittery — UK US /ˈdʒɪtəri/ adjective INFORMAL ► showing nervousness or fear about something: jittery about sth »Markets are feeling very jittery about a possible rise in interest rates. »jittery investors/markets/mood … Financial and business terms
jittery — adj. being in a tense state; easily upset or frightened; of a person. Syn: edgy, fidgety, high strung, in suspense(predicate), jumpy, nervous, nervy, overstrung, restive, uneasy, uptight. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jittery — (adj.) 1931, American English, from JITTER (Cf. jitter) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Jitteriness … Etymology dictionary
jittery — jumpy, nervous, impatient, unquiet, restless, restive, uneasy, fidgety Analogous words: unnerved, unmanned (see UNNERVE): perturbed, agitated, disquieted, upset, discomposed (see DISCOMPOSE) Contrasted words: collected, composed, *cool,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
jittery — [adj] nervous antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, edgy, excitable, fidgety, high strung*, jumpy, on edge*, on pins and needles*, panicky, quivering, restless, shaky, skittish, spooked, tense, trembling, uneasy, uptight; concept 401 … New thesaurus
jittery — ☆ jittery [jit′ər ē ] adj. Informal having the jitters … English World dictionary
jittery — [[t]ʤɪ̱təri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [INFORMAL] International investors have become jittery about the country s economy. Syn: jumpy, edgy, on edge … English dictionary
jittery — jitteriness, n. /jit euh ree/, adj., jitterier, jitteriest. extremely tense and nervous; jumpy: He s very jittery about the medical checkup. [1930 35, Amer.; JITTER + Y1] * * * … Universalium
jittery — adj. Jittery is used with these nouns: ↑nerve … Collocations dictionary
jittery — jit|ter|y [ˈdʒıtəri] adj informal anxious or nervous ▪ It was probably the tension that made him jittery … Dictionary of contemporary English
jittery — adjective, informal the company s accounting troubles left stock investors jittery Syn: nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, agitated, ill at ease, uneasy, keyed up, overwrought, jumpy, on tenterhooks, worried, apprehensive; informal with… … Thesaurus of popular words