NERVINESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

nerviness

noun

Definition of nerviness

as in nerve

shameless boldness didn't appreciate her nerviness in asking my boyfriend on a date

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Noun

Jeong-yo, who can no longer play the piano due to nerve damage from when he was shot, wants to work with Pi-o.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
His particular cancer also surrounds his pulmonary artery, which contains a nerve connected directly to the vocal cords.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of nerve

Noun

Kari was confined to a wheelchair and had to have her gall bladder removed.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Avicii was hospitalized for health issues throughout his lifetime, and increased alcohol consumption to curb his anxiety led to acute pancreatitis and a gall bladder surgery.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gall

Noun

Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
This standalone novel looks at the cult of celebrity, the bond among parents and children, entitlement and arrogance, all wrapped into a tightly wound plot that’s an evocative historical steeped in the Great Depression.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026

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