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单词 jumpy
释义

jumpy

adjective

ˈjəm-pē How to pronounce jumpy (audio)
jumpier; jumpiest
1
: nervous, jittery
2
: characterized by jumps or sudden variations
jumpiness noun

Synonyms

  • excitable
  • fiddle-footed
  • flighty
  • fluttery
  • high-strung
  • hyper
  • hyperactive
  • hyperexcitable
  • hyperkinetic
  • jittery
  • nervous
  • skittery
  • skittish
  • spasmodic
  • spooky
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Example Sentences

trying to calm jumpy passengers flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence
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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

jumpy

adjective

ˈjəm-pē How to pronounce jumpy (audio)
jumpier; jumpiest
: nervous sense 2

jumpy

adjective

1
as in excitable
easily excited by nature a jumpy little terrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • excitable
  • nervous
  • hyper
  • unstable
  • jittery
  • anxious
  • volatile
  • hyperactive
  • hyperkinetic
  • irritable
  • skittery
  • fluttery
  • spasmodic
  • spooky
  • skittish
  • hyperexcitable
  • emotional
  • flighty
  • high-strung
  • intense
  • sensitive
  • tense
  • fiddle-footed
  • uptight
  • soulful
  • volcanic
  • temperamental
  • mercurial
  • hypersensitive
  • edgy
  • nervy
  • dramatic
  • melodramatic
  • testy
  • irascible
  • hot-blooded
  • touchy
  • histrionic
  • emotionalistic
  • flibbertigibbety
  • perturbable
  • prickly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unflappable
  • imperturbable
  • calm
  • unexcitable
  • unshakable
  • nerveless
  • serene
  • cool
  • tranquil
  • collected
  • relaxed
  • easy
  • easygoing
  • laid-back
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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty flight attendants had to calm jumpy passengers after the plane hit unexpected turbulence

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • worried
  • nervous
  • anxious
  • upset
  • uneasy
  • troubled
  • apprehensive
  • jittery
  • tense
  • concerned
  • perturbed
  • disturbed
  • uptight
  • flustered
  • goosey
  • queasy
  • insecure
  • bothered
  • queazy
  • hesitant
  • antsy
  • freaked
  • on edge
  • dithery
  • edgy
  • on tenterhooks
  • restless
  • nervy
  • hinky
  • hung up
  • unquiet
  • obsessed
  • preoccupied
  • distraught
  • aflutter
  • het up
  • ill at ease
  • keyed up
  • disquieted
  • distressed
  • fretful
  • aggrieved
  • on pins and needles
  • atwitter
  • fidgety
  • freaked-out
  • foreboding
  • vexed
  • misgiving
  • shook-up
  • fretting
  • unnerved
  • fluttery
  • unstrung
  • stewing
  • spooky
  • skittish
  • flighty
  • qualmish
  • high-strung
  • undone
  • twittered
  • qualmy
  • hypertense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • calm
  • relaxed
  • easy
  • cool
  • collected
  • confident
  • nerveless
  • sure
  • happy-go-lucky
  • controlled
  • self-assured
  • self-confident
  • self-controlled
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