Cool and Jittery

Cool

Cool adjective - Free from emotional or mental agitation.
Usage example: in a crisis keep a cool head, even if no one else is

Jittery is an antonym for cool.

Nearby Words: coolness, coolly, cooler, cooled, cooling

Jittery

Jittery adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: a jittery person who shouldn't even consider a career as an air traffic controller

Cool is an antonym for jittery in nervous topic.

Nearby Words: jitter, jittered, jittering

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Xena: Warrior Princess She thinks through her actions more than Gabrielle, has less rage and blood-thirstiness than Callisto, is nowhere near as jittery as Joxer, and even keeps her cool around Ares.
  • Visual Novel / Backstage Pass Becoming the Mask: Subverted with Matthew – he acts very cool and professional when in “work mode,” but is very shy and jittery otherwise.
  • Literature / The Mysterious Benedict Society Cool Teacher: Miss Perumal Cowardly Lion: Sticky ran away from his parents, often grows jittery or tongue-tied under pressure, and is afraid he'll never live up to his real name, George Washington.
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