EXCITABILITY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

excitability

noun

Definition of excitability

as in nervousness

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Recent Examples of excitability The former increases excitability and preparedness for movement in response to the tennis equivalent of being assailed by a woolly mammoth. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Nervousness Nervousness and excitability are among the most common side effects. — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 May 2026 Animal behavioralists from the Royal Veterinary College used an industry standard review called the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ), to collect data on behavioral traits such as aggression, excitability, and trainability. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026 In this case, recognizing excitability gave my client something concrete to work on. — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 Whereas fear scores stayed fairly stable across years, and attention/excitability was slightly higher for dogs enrolled in 2022. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 In contrast, the canines tend to show lower levels of aggression, rivalry with other dogs, trainability, and excitability. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Doctors say nervousness and worry are both expected emotions that teenagers can commonly experience in response to stressful events of adolescence such as exams, adapting to new environments or forming friendships.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of nervousness

Noun

When the line between general unease with not knowing crosses into anxiety that interferes with daily life, people should seek professional help, said Dugas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Given Abbey’s anxieties about spending money and fear of not having enough, Stacy plans to use very conservative assumptions for inflation, health costs and average returns when making her projections based on Abbey’s savings today.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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