Nervous
Nervous adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Overactive and nervous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overactive" instead an adjective "Nervous".
Overactive
Overactive adjective - Being in a state of increased activity or agitation.
Usage example: the boy manages to panic himself by his own overactive imagination
Nervous and overactive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nervous" instead an adjective "Overactive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- agitated and nervous
- agitated and overactive
- restless and nervous
- restless and overactive
- uneasy and nervous
- uneasy and overactive
- fidgety and nervous
- fidgety and overactive
- unquiet and nervous
- unquiet and overactive
- frenzied and nervous
- frenzied and overactive
- high-strung and nervous
- high-strung and overactive
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