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keyed up
adjective as in on edge
adjective as in overwrought
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- 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
- overstrung
- overworked
- spent
- steamed up
- stirred
- strung-out
- tense
- tired
- uneasy
- unstrung
- uptight
- weary
- wired
- worked-up
- worn
- wound-up
adjective as in psyched
adjective as in pumped
adjective as in tense
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adjective as in stimulated
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adjective as in madding
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- agitated
- angry
- at wit's end
- berserk
- beside oneself
- corybantic
- crazy
- delirious
- deranged
- distraught
- excited
- flipped-out
- fraught
- freaked-out
- frenetic
- frenzied
- furious
- hectic
- hot and bothered
- hot under the collar
- hyper
- hysterical
- in a stew
- in a tizzy
- insane
- mad
- out of control
- overwrought
- panic-stricken
- rabid
- raging
- raving
- shook-up
- unglued
- unscrewed
- unzipped
- violent
- weird
- weirded out
- wigged out
- wild
- wired
- worked-up
- zonkers
adjective as in twitchy
adjective as in edgy
adjective as in enthusiastic
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adjective as in excited
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adjective as in feverish
adjective as in frantic
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Example Sentences
Naps kept her in such a state of keyed-up uncertainty that she was never sure which version of him she would see.
As Jigs swerved through the Indian neighborhood near Pearl, he said he hadn't slept in days—too keyed up.
So it behooved them to find something absorbing to keep their attention keyed up to the proper pitch.
But even he had never seen Red Pepper keyed up quite so taut as this.
Ruth was always keyed up about something—delighted, and Cy was always "putting a crimp" in things.
With nerves on edge and all our faculties keyed up, there was little sleep for the rest of that night.
But we want it high—we love it high—we're restless—we're keyed up, taut-strung, and hungry for soul food.
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On this page you'll find 503 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to keyed up, such as: agitated, anxious, apprehensive, beside oneself, bundle of nerves, and edgy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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