skittery | Definition of skittery

Synonyms and Antonyms of skittery

easily excited by nature

chickadees are skittery creatures, so don't expect them to linger at the bird feeder

Synonyms of skittery

excitable, fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, hyperkinetic, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, spasmodic, spooky

Words Related to skittery

hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic

anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight

emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic

irascible, irritable, perturbable, prickly, testy, touchy

Near Antonyms of skittery

calm, collected, cool, serene, tranquil

easy, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

Antonyms of skittery

imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable