Synonyms for nerve-wrecking

Most common

anxious · stressful · gut-wrenching · nerve-jangling · distressing

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves.

Related words

Other spellings

nerve-racking nerve-wracking nerveracking nervewracking

Example sentences

• anxious I'm anxious to know the results of the blood test.
• stressful Cities are stimulating, but also stressful places.
• distressing Yanni went through a distressing event.

By length

6 letters

trying²

7 letters

anxious²

9 letters

stressful²

11 letters

distressing³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trying² = 2 syllables).