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nervous(adjective, adverb, anxious, modest, humble)
17
shy(adjective, quiet, anxious, worried)
14
restless(adjective, nervous, unstable, unsettled, worried)
14
timid(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
13
jumpy(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
13
excitable(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
12
fearful(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
12
restive(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, worried)
12
timorous(anxious, nervous, shy, worried)
11
fidgety(adjective, anxious, nervous, restless)
11
high-strung(adjective, adverb, anxious, nervous, worried)
10
jittery(adjective, anxious, nervous, shy, agitated)
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edgy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
8
uneasy(adjective, adverb, anxious, nervous, shy)
7
sensitive(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
7
shrinking(adjective, anxious, modest, nervous, humble)
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agitated(adjective, anxious, unstable, shy, unsettled)
6
on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, anxious)
5
anxious(adjective, nervous, shy, worried)
5
moody(nervous, emotional, restless, changeable)
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