Antonyms of adj nervous

4 of 5 senses of nervous

Sense 1
nervous -- (easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred")

INDIRECT (VIA tense) -> relaxed -- (without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion")

Sense 2
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet -- (causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind")

INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled -- (not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face")

Sense 4
aflutter, nervous -- (excited in anticipation)

INDIRECT (VIA excited) -> unexcited -- (not excited; "made an unexcited appraisal of the situation")

Sense 5
skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous -- (unpredictably excitable (especially of horses))

INDIRECT (VIA excitable) -> unexcitable -- (not easily excited; "an unexcitable temperament")

Similarity of adj nervous

5 senses of nervous

Sense 1
nervous -- (easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred")
       => tense (vs. relaxed) -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)

Sense 2
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet -- (causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind")
       => troubled (vs. untroubled) -- (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers")

Sense 3
nervous, neural -- (of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder")

Sense 4
aflutter, nervous -- (excited in anticipation)
       => excited (vs. unexcited) -- (in an aroused state)

Sense 5
skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous -- (unpredictably excitable (especially of horses))
       => excitable (vs. unexcitable) -- (easily excited)

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