skittish Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- jumpy
- volatile
- fluttery
- sensitive
- hyperexcitable
- emotional
- spooky
- irritable
- hyper
- flighty
- unstable
- hyperkinetic
- anxious
- spasmodic
- hyperactive
- skittery
- intense
- high-strung
- jittery
Weak:
skittish Meaning
skittish (s)
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
skittish (v. t.)
Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt.
Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.
FAQs About the word skittish
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt., Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; change
nervous,excitable, jumpy,volatile, fluttery, sensitive, hyperexcitable, emotional, spooky, irritable
calm, cool, imperturbable, tranquil, collected, tranquil,unflappable, nerveless, calm, collected
The skittish fawn darted nervously into the undergrowth at the sound of our footsteps.
Her horse was so skittish that it spooked at the slightest movement.
The skittish child shied away from strangers, clinging tightly to her mother.
The skittish cat hissed at the unfamiliar sound of a vacuum cleaner.
