Highly strung
Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Synonyms for Highly strung
Jumpy is a synonym for highly strung in nervous topic. In some cases you can use "Jumpy" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung".
Jumpy
Jumpy adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Related pairs
- restive and highly strung
- restive and jumpy
- nervy and highly strung
- nervy and jumpy
- restless and highly strung
- restless and jumpy
- nervous and highly strung
- nervous and jumpy
- fidgety and highly strung
- fidgety and jumpy
- high-strung and highly strung
- high-strung and jumpy
- tense and highly strung
- tense and jumpy
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Jumpy and Highly strung. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly_strung/jumpy
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