Highly strung
Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Synonyms for Highly strung
Intense and highly strung are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intense" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung".
Intense
Intense adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Highly strung and intense are semantically related. You can use "Highly strung" instead an adjective "Intense".
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Related pairs
- passionate and highly strung
- passionate and intense
- impulsive and highly strung
- impulsive and intense
- emotional and highly strung
- emotional and intense
- sensitive and highly strung
- sensitive and intense
- strenuous and highly strung
- strenuous and intense
- lively and highly strung
- lively and intense
- violent and highly strung
- violent and intense
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Intense and Highly strung. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly_strung/intense
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