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Synonyms for edgy

  • adjective

Most common

nervy high-strung jumpy uneasy irascible irritable

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Nervy — nervous, apprehensive

nervy, high-strung, jumpy, uneasy, tense, jittery, nervous, up-tight, restive, overstrung

2. Irascible — irritable

irascible, irritable, touchy, excitable

Antonyms

imperturbable, at ease

All antonyms of edgy →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Nervous, apprehensive.

  2. adj. 2

    Irritable.

Related words

Word family
edginess

Example sentences

  • uneasy Tom felt uneasy talking to Mary about that matter.
  • jumpy Tom and Mary seemed a little jumpy, didn't they?
  • irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
  • irascible He has an impetuous and irascible personality.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
edgyrising
uneasyrising
jumpyrising
nervyrising
irritablerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
tense1, jumpy2, nervy2
6 letters
uneasy3, touchy2
7 letters
nervous2, jittery3, restive2
9 letters
irritable4, excitable4, irascible4
10 letters
overstrung

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jumpy2 = 2 syllables).