heebie-jeebies
Creepy crawly feeling
Heebie-jeebies is a feeling of nervous anxiety or creeping unease: That old abandoned house gives me the heebie-jeebies.
The word suggests mild dread rather than outright fear—the kind of discomfort that makes your skin crawl.
Almost always plural and preceded by "the."
Nervous agitation
- shiversInvoluntary bodily trembling
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
edginess · fidgets · squirms · twitchiness · restlessness · disquiet · discomfort · butterflies
Intense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
alarm · foreboding · apprehension · paranoia · spooked · eerie · ominous · nightmares
Nervous stomach upset
- jim-jamsAnxious trembles or nightclothes
- fantodsNervous agitation or unease
- yipsAthletic motor skill collapse
- vaporsGaseous exhalations
butterflies · cold feet · gooseflesh · hoodoo · mumbo-jumbo · spookiness
jitters
Nervous agitation
- shiversInvoluntary bodily trembling
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
nervousness · edginess · fidgets · squirms · twitchiness · restlessness · disquiet · discomfort · butterflies · queasiness
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
panic · alarm · foreboding · apprehension · paranoia · spooked · eerie · ominous · nightmares · phobia
collywobbles
Nervous stomach upset
- jim-jamsAnxious trembles or nightclothes
- fantodsNervous agitation or unease
- yipsAthletic motor skill collapse
vapors · butterflies · cold feet · gooseflesh · hoodoo · mumbo-jumbo · spookiness
omens
Prophetic signs or warnings
voodoo · witchcraft · haunting · spirits · ghosts · séance · charms · amulets · talismans · evil eye
- creepy feelingseeriness, spookiness, creepiness, dread, foreboding
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash
- shiversshiver, shivers, shudder, tremble, trembling