Highly strung
Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Synonyms for Highly strung
Strained and highly strung are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strained" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung".
Strained
Strained adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Highly strung and strained are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Highly strung" with "Strained", this terms are similar.
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- strenuous and highly strung
- strenuous and strained
- agitated and highly strung
- agitated and strained
- restless and highly strung
- restless and strained
- nervous and highly strung
- nervous and strained
- uneasy and highly strung
- uneasy and strained
- intense and highly strung
- intense and strained
- tense and highly strung
- tense and strained
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