All nail-biting synonyms

noun nail-biting

• anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• hostility — a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
• discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• nervousness — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
• restlessness — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
• apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
• suffering — the state of a person or thing that suffers.
• uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
• disquiet — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
• unease — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
• misgiving — Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
• mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
• angst — Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.
• jitters — jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
• doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
• uneasiness — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
• dread — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
• misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
• suspense — a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
• concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
• watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
• fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
• solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
• downer — Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
• flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
• drag — drag and drop
• care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
• disquietude — the state of disquiet; uneasiness.
• botheration — bother
• sweat — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
• fretful — disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.
• needles — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
• willies — a male given name, form of William.
• creeps — an act or instance of creeping: It seems as if time has slowed to a creep.
• butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
• worriment — the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
• agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
• brunt — the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc (esp in the phrase bear the brunt of)
• nerves — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
• edginess — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
• anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
• distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
• foreboding — a prediction; portent.
• heebie-jeebies — a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually preceded by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
• goose bumps — If you get goose bumps, the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps. You get goose bumps when you are cold, frightened, or excited.