edginess
State of unease
Edginess is a state of nervous tension or irritability: There was an edginess to her voice that made me uneasy.
The word also describes a quality of being provocatively unconventional or pushing boundaries—the edginess of avant-garde art, transgressive comedy, or fashion that courts discomfort.
Something with edginess feels sharp, unsettled, or deliberately confrontational.
State of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- restlessnessState of unease
- jittersNervous agitation
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
agitation · disquiet · fidgetiness · apprehension · angst · irritability · keyed-up · wound-up
Violating accepted boundaries
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- controversialCausing public dispute
shocking · risque · avant-garde · iconoclastic · radical · outrageous · daring · incendiary
Keen analytical sharpness
- trenchancySharp, penetrating expressiveness
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
- bitePierce with teeth
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
pointed · piercing · biting · caustic · acerbic · mordant · barbed · stinging
Aggressively alternative person
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- coolCalm or fashionable
- modernOf recent times
- contemporaryOf the present age
urban · indie · underground · alternative · counterculture · streetwise · new-wave · artsy
Tendency toward defiant resistance
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- brashnessHasty, overconfident manner
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- cockinessBrash overconfidence
sassiness · snarkiness · irreverence · impudence · cheekiness · insolence · swagger · impertinence
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- restlessnessState of unease
- jittersNervous agitation
trepidation · agitation · disquiet · fidgetiness · apprehension · angst · irritability · keyed-up · wound-up · antsy
transgressive
Violating accepted boundaries
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
controversial · shocking · risque · avant-garde · iconoclastic · radical · outrageous · daring · incendiary · confrontational
incisiveness
Keen analytical sharpness
- trenchancySharp, penetrating expressiveness
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
- bitePierce with teeth
cutting · pointed · piercing · biting · caustic · acerbic · mordant · barbed · stinging · razor-sharp
hipster
Aggressively alternative person
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- coolCalm or fashionable
- modernOf recent times
contemporary · urban · indie · underground · alternative · counterculture · streetwise · new-wave · artsy · experimental
rebelliousness
Tendency toward defiant resistance
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- brashnessHasty, overconfident manner
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
cockiness · sassiness · snarkiness · irreverence · impudence · cheekiness · insolence · swagger · impertinence · flippancy
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- stressstress, chronic stress, acute stress, strain, stressor
- agitationagitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, unease
- anxietiesworry, angst, nervousness, dread, apprehension
- discomfortunease, uneasiness, discomfort, malaise, distress
- nervous feelingsnervousness, anxiety, uneasiness, apprehension, tenseness
edginesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
composure · tranquility · serenity · calm · equanimity
edginessconventionality
Adherence to accepted customs
safeness · blandness · tameness · mainstream · conformity
edge, edges, edgy, edged, sharpness, edging, edger, edgers, edgier