all wound up

ADJECTIVE

engrossed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

STRONG

bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

WEAK

assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent fiend for head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous taken up with tied-up turned on up to here in wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

existing idle inactive

WEAK

bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

twitchy

Synonyms

WEAK

a bundle of nerves anxious critical excitable excited fidgety high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable jittery jumpy nervous on edge overstrung restive restless skittish tense touchy uneasy uptight

Example Sentences

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The best players of Surinamese heritage all wound up wearing the bright orange jersey of the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Over drinks in a curved booth at the Polo Lounge on a March afternoon, the Gilroy brothers reminisced about the roundabout way they all wound up in the family business: Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

What happened Saturday could have been much worse, since Martin, Koloko and about a dozen other people all wound up where fans were.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

“Some of the social media stuff certainly has gotten people all wound up and every new sensational story gets people twisted into knots,” said Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the Mississippi state health officer.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2020

Still, I couldn’t afford to let my father get himself all wound up again.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

all wound up

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