Nervous
Obsessive
Obsessive adjective - Caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge.
Nervous and obsessive are semantically related in excited topic. Sometimes you can use "Nervous" instead an adjective "Obsessive", if it concerns topics such as mentally maladjusted.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and nervous
- upset and obsessive
- impatient and nervous
- impatient and obsessive
- agitated and nervous
- agitated and obsessive
- restless and nervous
- restless and obsessive
- disturbed and nervous
- disturbed and obsessive
- frenzied and nervous
- frenzied and obsessive
- frantic and nervous
- frantic and obsessive
Both words in one sentence
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Kathy in Vanities is an obsessive organizer, who has a nervous breakdown when things stops going according to her plans.
Source: Super OCD - Or could it be obsessive compulsive behaviour caused by being nervous/wanting to always be occupied so you don't end up doing something bad?
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