Thesaurus
nerve–racking
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of NERVE-RACKING
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings <the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash>
Synonyms agitating, anxious, creepy, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nail-biting, nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking), restless, tense, uneasy, unnerving, unsettling, worrisome
Related Words bothersome, troublesome; foreboding, misgiving; discouraging, disheartening, strained; restive, restless, unrestful; awkward, embarrassing
Variants of NERVE-RACKING
nerve–racking or nerve–wracking
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