Nerve-racking
Nerve-racking adjective - Marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings.
Usage example: the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash
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Synonyms for Nerve-racking
Unnerving and nerve-racking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unnerving" instead an adjective phrase "Nerve-racking".
Unnerving
Unnerving adjective - Marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings.
Usage example: the unnerving news of yet another murder
Nerve-racking and unnerving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nerve-racking" instead an adjective "Unnerving".
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Related pairs
- disturbing and nerve-racking
- disturbing and unnerving
- annoying and nerve-racking
- annoying and unnerving
- hairy and nerve-racking
- hairy and unnerving
- nervous and nerve-racking
- nervous and unnerving
- uneasy and nerve-racking
- uneasy and unnerving
- distressing and nerve-racking
- distressing and unnerving
- harrowing and nerve-racking
- harrowing and unnerving
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