TWITCHY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TWITCHY?

Need another word that means the same as “twitchy”? Find 28 synonyms for “twitchy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Twitchy” are: anxious, worried, apprehensive, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, like a cat on a hot tin roof, trembling, shaky, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile

Twitchy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Twitchy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “twitchy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Nervous; anxious.
• Given to twitching.

Synonyms of "Twitchy" as an adjective (28 Words)

agitated	Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. She was red and agitated with the effort of arguing.
anxious	Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. An anxious look.
apprehensive	Quick to understand- Nathaniel Hawthorne. Apprehensive for one s life.
edgy	(of a musical performance or piece of writing) having an intense or sharp quality. Their songs combine good music and smart edgy ideas.
fearful	Lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted. They are fearful of the threat of nuclear war.
febrile	Having or showing the symptoms of a fever. The febrile atmosphere of the city.
fevered	Feeling or displaying an excessive degree of nervous excitement, agitation, or energy. They mopped his fevered brow.
fidgety	Inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy. I get nervous and fidgety at the dentist.
frightened	Afraid or anxious. The frightened child cowered in the corner.
in a cold sweat	Holding office.
in a state of agitation	Holding office.
in a state of nerves	Holding office.
jumpy	Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course. He was tired and jumpy.
keyed up	Serving as an essential component.
like a cat on a hot tin roof	Equal in amount or value.
overwrought	In a state of nervous excitement or anxiety. Overwrought prose.
restless	Worried and uneasy. The restless sea.
scared	Fearful; frightened. He s scared to come to you and ask for help.
shaky	Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect. A cracked dangerously shaky table.
strained	Of a mainly liquid substance having been strained to separate out any solid matter. My example may seem a little strained.
stressed	Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. Stressed concrete walls.
strung out	That is on a string.
tense	Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles e g the vowel sound in beat. He was tense with excitement.
trembling	Shaking or quivering, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. He spoke with a trembling voice.
uneasy	Causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable. She lived in a state of uneasy truce with her strict father.
worked up	Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level.
worried	Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc. One last worried check of the sleeping children.
wrought up	Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort.

Usage Examples of "Twitchy" as an adjective

• She felt twitchy about the man hovering in the background.
• A mouse with a twitchy nose.