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overstrung

[oh-ver-struhng] / ˈoʊ vərˈstrʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
edgy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excited restless skittish tense uneasy uptight
WEAK
anxious critical excitable high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable restive touchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm collected composed easygoing laid-back
ADJECTIVE
overwrought
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frantic
WEAK
affected agitated all shook up beside oneself crazy distracted emotional excitable fired-up flipped-out freaked-out histrionic histrionical hot under collar hot-and-bothered hyper in a state nervous neurotic on edge overexcited overworked spent steamed up stirred strung-out tense tired uneasy unstrung uptight weary wired worked-up worn wound-up
Antonyms
WEAK
calm collected cool rested unruffled
ADJECTIVE
twitchy
Synonyms
WEAK
a bundle of nerves all wound up anxious critical excitable excited fidgety high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable jittery jumpy nervous on edge restive restless skittish tense touchy uneasy uptight

Example Sentences

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Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2016

Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.

From Time Magazine Archive

He does not need to laugh, for laughter, like weeping, is a relief of mental tension�and the happy are not overstrung.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jack rose to his feet, confused by this sudden turmoil coming when his nerves were overstrung.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert

Each time that this happened, Véronique had a sense of relief and her overstrung nerves grew relaxed.

From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice