alarmable
Can be frightened
Alarmable describes something capable of being alarmed or equipped with an alarm system.
In security contexts, an alarmable door or window can be connected to a monitoring system: All ground-floor entry points are alarmable.
Less commonly, it describes a person prone to becoming alarmed: She's easily alarmable about minor health symptoms.
Nervously reactive to stimuli
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- edgyTense and irritable
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
startled · spooked · jittery · flappable · high-strung · reactive · hypervigilant · trigger-happy
Troubled by uncertainty
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- fearfulFull of fright
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
uneasy · fretful · distressed · concerned · troubled · dread · angst · anxiety
jumpy
Nervously reactive to stimuli
fidgety · startled · spooked · jittery · flappable · high-strung · reactive · hypervigilant · trigger-happy · hair-trigger
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
apprehensive · uneasy · fretful · distressed · concerned · troubled · dread · angst · anxiety · foreboding
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
guarded · wary · observant · perceptive · mindful · keen-eyed · sharp · ready · awake · on-guard
timid
Lacking courage or confidence
insecure · meek · faint-hearted · timorous · mousy · shrinking · cowardly · spineless · fainthearted · tremulous
alarmableunflappable
Impossible to disturb
imperturbable · unshakeable · calm · composed · serene
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