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overwrought

[oh-ver-rawt, oh-ver-] / ˈoʊ vərˈrɔt, ˌoʊ vər- /
ADJECTIVE
exhausted and excited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frantic
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 overstrung overworked spent steamed up stirred strung-out tense tired uneasy unstrung uptight weary wired worked-up worn wound-up
Antonyms
WEAK
calm collected cool rested unruffled

Example Sentences

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Its empirics are weak External link, its theory underspecified External link, and its narrative overwrought.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Del Toro’s work is just as overwrought, just as bogged down by ideas and just as keen to emphasize style over narrative substance as Fennell’s.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

The situation is so overwrought in this episode.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Mr. Bernthal can treat a tender moment as the opportunity to be overwrought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

In the days after, I watched the ridiculous pageantry of flags, the machismo of firemen, the overwrought slogans.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates