NEUROTICS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word neurotics. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NEUROTICS
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agitated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • troubled emotionally and usually deeply • physically disturbed or set in motion | ||||||||
anxious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • eagerly desirous • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety | ||||||||
edgy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||||
high-strung | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||||
jumpy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||||
nervous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the nervous system adjective satellite • easily agitated • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety • excited in anticipation • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | ||||||||
restless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking or not affording physical or mental rest adjective satellite • worried and uneasy • ceaselessly in motion • nervous and unable to relax | ||||||||
tense | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
uptight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state | ||||||||
worried | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | ||||||||
psychoneurotic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • affected with emotional disorder noun • a person suffering from neurosis | ||||||||
jitterbug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s verb • do the jitterbug | ||||||||
worrywart | nounn | |||||||
noun • thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | ||||||||
mental case | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person suffering from neurosis |