| Tenser |
| Nervier |
| More hip |
| Less tame |
| Less calm |
| More testy |
| More antsy |
| More tense |
| Less serene |
| More jittery |
| More nervous |
| More intense |
| More restive |
| More anxious |
| Less at ease |
| More uptight |
| More skittish |
| More out there |
| More irritable |
| More indie, say |
| More provocative |
| More avant-garde |
| With more jitters |
| Not as equanimous |
| Comparatively intense |
| More envelope-pushing |
| Having more indie cred |
| More nervously irritable |
| More likely to cause controversy |
| Like HBO and Showtime vis-à-vis basic cable |