jumpy
The word “jumpy” has 2 syllables: jump-y
It's pronounced as /ˈdʒʌm.pi/
What is synonym and antonym for jumpy?
In the thesaurus, “jumpy” has 102 synonyms and 24 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for jumpy along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for jumpy
- aflutter
- aggrieved
- agitated
- antsy
- anxious
- apprehensive
- atwitter
- bothered
- concerned
- creepy
- disquieted
- distraught
- distressed
- disturbed
- dithery
- dramatic
- edgy
- emotional
- emotionalistic
- excitable
- excited
- fiddle-footed
- fidgety
- flibbertigibbety
- flighty
- flustered
- fluttery
- foreboding
- freaked
- freaked-out
- fretful
- fretting
- frisky
- goosey
- hesitant
- het up
- high-strung
- hinky
- histrionic
- hot-blooded
- hung up
- hyper
- hyperactive
- hyperexcitable
- hyperkinetic
- hypersensitive
- hypertense
- ill at ease
- insecure
- intense
- irascible
- irritable
- jittery
- keyed up
- melodramatic
- mercurial
- misgiving
- nervous
- nervy
- obsessed
- on edge
- on pins and needles
- on tenterhooks
- perturbable
- perturbed
- preoccupied
- prickly
- qualmish
- qualmy
- queasy
- queazy
- restless
- sensitive
- shaky
- shook-up
- skittery
- skittish
- soulful
- spasmodic
- spooked
- spooky
- stewing
- temperamental
- tense
- testy
- timorous
- touchy
- troubled
- twittered
- undone
- uneasy
- unnerved
- unquiet
- unrestful
- unstable
- unstrung
- upset
- uptight
- vexed
- volatile
- volcanic
- worried
Antonyms for jumpy
- calm
- collected
- composed
- confident
- controlled
- cool
- easy
- easygoing
- happy-go-lucky
- imperturbable
- laid-back
- nerveless
- quiet
- relaxed
- self-assured
- self-confident
- self-controlled
- serene
- sure
- tranquil
- unexcitable
- unflappable
- unshakable
- unworried
Meanings of jumpy
- adjective
- Nervous and excited.
Example Sentences
- He felt jumpy before his big presentation.
- The sudden noises made her feel more jumpy than usual.
- The dog became jumpy after hearing the loud thunderstorm.
- She was feeling jumpy from too much caffeine.
- The jumpy atmosphere in the room made it hard to focus.
On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jumpy, such as: aflutter, aggrieved, agitated, antsy, anxious, apprehensive, atwitter.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- run
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nail-biting
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- distress
- distressful
- distressing
- disturbing
- doubt
- downer
- drag
- dread
- edginess
- edgy
- embarrassing
- fidgets
- fidgety
- flap
- foreboding
- fraught
- fretfulness
- fuss
- goose bumps
- hairy
- heebie-jeebies
- high-strung
- hostility
- hyper
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- in suspense
- jitters
- jittery
- jumps
- jumpy
- misery
- misgiving
- mistrust
- needles
- nerve-racking
- nerve-wracking
- nerves
- nerves on edge
- nervous
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- panic
- pins and needles
- pressure
- restive
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- shakes
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qualmy
- aflutter
- aggrieved
- antsy
- anxious
- apprehensive
- atwitter
- bothered
- concerned
- disquieted
- distraught
- distressed
- disturbed
- dithery
- edgy
- fidgety
- flighty
- flustered
- fluttery
- foreboding
- freaked
- freaked-out
- fretful
- fretting
- goosey
- hesitant
- het up
- high-strung
- hinky
- hung up
- hypertense
- ill at ease
- insecure
- jittery
- jumpy
- misgiving
- nervous
- nervy
- obsessed
- perturbed
- preoccupied
- qualmish
- queasy
- queazy
- restless
- seasick
- shook-up
- sick
- skittish
- spooky
- stewing
- tense
- troubled
- twittered
- undone
- uneasy
- unnerved
- unquiet
- unstrung
- upset
- uptight
- vexed
- worried
saddened
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- ailed
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- antsy
- anxious
- bad
- basket case
- black
- bleak
- blue
- bothered
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- bugged
- bummed out
- bundle of nerves
- burdened
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- cheerless
- comfortless
- concerned
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- cut up
- dark
- darkening
- dashed
- daunted
- dejected
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- discouraged
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- down in the mouth
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- elegiacal
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- hurt
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- in a blue funk
- in a stew
- in a tizzy
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- in pain
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- injured
- jittery
- joyless
- jumpy
- lachrymose
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- long-faced
- low
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- lugubrious
- melancholic
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- miffed
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- miserable
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- saturnine
- shaky
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- somber
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- suicidal
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- up the wall
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- wailing
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- wet blanket
- wired
- wistful
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