Nerve and Terror

Nerve

Nerve noun - Shameless boldness.

Terror is an antonym for nerve.

Nearby Words: nervous, nervy, nerveless, nerved, nervation

Terror

Terror noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Usage example: the reports of a serial killer on the loose struck terror into our hearts

Nerve is an antonym for terror.

How words are described

pure pure nerve pure terror
special special nerve special terror
single single nerve single terror
sheer sheer nerve sheer terror
Other adjectives: real, big, great, little, general, added, unstoppable.

Both words in one sentence

  • Chapter 5 ramps up the creepiness and terror, and Chapter 6 plunges you right into the emotionally tense and nerve-wracking atmosphere of the rest of the game headfirst.
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