Synonyms for jumpy
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Nervous and excited.
- adj. 2
Tending to jump; full of jumps.
Related words
- Word family
- jumpiness
Example sentences
- nervous Waiting a long time for a friend makes me nervous.
- jittery Tom didn't seem to be as jittery as Mary seemed to be.
- skittish Are you always so skittish when meeting strangers?
- bumpy The bus rattled as it drove along the bumpy road.
By length
- 4 letters
- edgy2
- 5 letters
- rough1, scary2, rocky2, tense1, itchy2, bumpy2, nervy2, jolty
- 6 letters
- uneasy3, wiggly3
- 7 letters
- nervous2, jittery3, restive2, fidgety, jolting2
- 8 letters
- restless2, skittish2
- 9 letters
- saltatory
- 10 letters
- overstrung
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edgy2 = 2 syllables).