<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.</li><li>of or relating to the nerves: nervous tension.</li><li>affecting the nerves: nervous diseases.</li><li>experiencing, characterized by, or originating in a nervous system disorder.</li><li>characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension: a nervous moment for us all.</li><li>having or containing nerves.</li><li>sinewy or strong.</li><li>Archaic: vigorous or spirited.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>timorous, timid, tense, neurotic, anxious</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>bold, confident</li></ul>