Synonyms: spooky, skittish, flighty, nervous
Definition: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Similar words: excitable
Definition: easily excited
Definition: excited in anticipation
Similar words: excited
Definition: in an aroused state
Synonyms: nervous
Definition: easily agitated
Usage: a nervous addict; a nervous thoroughbred
Similar words: tense
Definition: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Synonyms: anxious, uneasy, queasy, unquiet, nervous
Definition: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Usage: spent an anxious night waiting for the test results; cast anxious glances behind her; those nervous moments before takeoff; an unquiet mind
Similar words: troubled
Definition: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
Usage: troubled areas; fell into a troubled sleep; a troubled expression; troubled teenagers