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Synonyms for overstrung
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-ver-struhng |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈstrʌŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for overstrung
- distracted
- emotional
- excitable
- excited
- fidgety
- fired-up
- flipped out
- freaked-out
- high
- high-strung
- hot under collar
- hot-and-bothered
- hyper
- ill at ease
- impatient
- in a state
- irascible
- irritable
- jittery
- jumpy
- keyed up
- keyed-up
- nervous
- neurotic
- on edge
- overexcited
- overstrung
- overworked
- restive
- restless
- skittish
- spent
- steamed up
- stirred
- strung-out
- tense
- tired
- touchy
- uneasy
- unstrung
- uptight
- weary
- wired
- worked-up
- worn
- wound-up
Définition of overstrung
- As in overwrought : adj exhausted and excited
- As in twitchy : adj edgy
- As in edgy : adj nervous
- But it is all through every one being so overstrung, I suppose.
- Extract from : « Hunting the Skipper » by George Manville Fenn
- Now, Phyllis was tired with much hurried work, and overstrung.
- Extract from : « The Rose Garden Husband » by Margaret Widdemer
- And to Katherine, overstrung as she was, the words came as a rebuke.
- Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
- He knew this time that it was not the hallucination of overstrung nerves.
- Extract from : « The Rest Hollow Mystery » by Rebecca N. Porter
- Stunned by his overstrung emotions, he could only bow his head.
- Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
- Possibly his nerves were overstrung with what he had been going through.
- Extract from : « Carette of Sark » by John Oxenham
- What she saw would not have disturbed her if she had not been overstrung by long anxiety.
- Extract from : « Robin » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Many old squares have broken plates; generally found near the overstrung bass, or within the first octave of the treble.
- Extract from : « Piano Tuning » by J. Cree Fischer
- His nerves were in such an overstrung condition that they only increased the disorder of his imagination.
- Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
- The whole world seemed a great musical instrument, overstrung and giving out previously unknown harmonies and inharmonies.
- Extract from : « Robin » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Antonyms for overstrung
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