| nervous(adjective, upset, characteristic, understanding, keen) |
| stressful(adjective, anxious, state, feeling, excited) |
| taut(adjective, upset, firm, solid, property) |
| strained(adjective, characteristic, firm, property, anxious) |
| tight(adjective, close, hard, firm, difficult) |
| rigid(adjective, hard, firm, solid, property) |
| stiff(adjective, close, hard, firm, rigid) |
| uptight(adjective, upset, slang, informal, excited) |
| anxious(adjective, upset, excited, awkward, nervous) |
| uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, crazy) |
| edgy(adjective, excited, anxious, awkward, nervous) |
| jittery(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) |
| jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) |
| firm(noun, verb, adjective, hard, strengthen) |
| fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) |
| agitated(adjective, upset, characteristic, excited, anxious) |
| on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, excited) |
| tighten(verb, tighten, constrict) |
| apprehensive(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) |
| high-strung(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible) |