overstrung
[oh-ver-struhng]
/ ˈoʊ vərˈstrʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
edgy
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
overwrought
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
ADJECTIVE
twitchy
Synonyms
Example Sentences
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Overstrung, overworked, nervous men, working at high pressure, spurred by the merciless lash of passing minutes, have these eyes.
From The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women by Smith, Francis Hopkinson