jitterier
Increasingly on edge
Jitterier is the comparative form of jittery, meaning more nervous, anxious, or agitated.
Someone already on edge becomes jitterier when stress increases: The caffeine made her even jitterier.
Markets grow jitterier before uncertain events.
The word suggests visible restlessness—fidgeting, trembling, inability to stay calm.
Involuntary shaking motion
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
palpitating · trembly · shaking · quaking · wobbly · unsteady · fluttery · spasmodic
Restlessly eager or nervous
- squirmyInclined to wriggle
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
- wrigglyTwisting and turning constantly
impatient · hyperactive · overactive · keyed-up · hyper · wound-up · on-edge · unsettled
Fearful of future events
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- fearfulFull of fright
- panickyOvercome by sudden fear
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
dread · foreboding · misgiving · concerned · distressed · troubled · insecure · hesitant
Nervously reactive to stimuli
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- spookedFrightened into alertness
- high-strungNervously sensitive temperament
overwrought · overstrung · excitable · reactive · hypersensitive · flighty · flustered · unnerved
trembling
Involuntary shaking motion
quivering · palpitating · trembly · shaking · quaking · wobbly · unsteady · fluttery · spasmodic · vibrating
antsy
Restlessly eager or nervous
- squirmyInclined to wriggle
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
wriggly · impatient · hyperactive · overactive · keyed-up · hyper · wound-up · on-edge · unsettled
apprehensive
Fearful of future events
alarmed · dread · foreboding · misgiving · concerned · distressed · troubled · insecure · hesitant · wary
jumpy
Nervously reactive to stimuli
high-strung · overwrought · overstrung · excitable · reactive · hypersensitive · flighty · flustered · unnerved
edgy
Tense and irritable
prickly · crabby · cantankerous · peevish · fractious · short-tempered · grumpy · cranky · brittle · thin-skinned