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NEUROTICS Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word neurotics. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For NEUROTICS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for neurotics, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
sufferer
Phrases (2)
diseased personsick person

Alternatives for AGITATED

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