Thesaurus / in state
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- frantic
- affected
- agitated
- all shook up
- beside oneself
- crazy
- distracted
- emotional
- excitable
- fired-up
- flipped out
- freaked-out
- high
- hot under collar
- hot-and-bothered
- hyper
- in a state
- keyed-up
- 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
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNN
Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
The next morning he came rushing into the office, in a violent state of excitement.
He could not tell what I meant by secrets of state, where an enemy or some rival nation were not in the case.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
From the very first of the war their work was to help exterminate the guerrilla bands which infested the State.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNN
A similar state had occurred that 'Karnak night' of a long ten days ago, though he had not understood it then.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD
And this college course I have sketched should, in the modern state, pass insensibly into adult mental activities.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
He was a member of the first provincial congress, and eighteen years lieutenant governor of the state of New York.
THE EVERY DAY BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGYJOEL MUNSELL
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
I had it put in order whilst you were in London; it was a shame to let a sacred place remain in such a state.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD