Highly strung
Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Synonyms for Highly strung
Strenuous and highly strung are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strenuous" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung".
Strenuous
Strenuous adjective - Marked by or uttered with forcefulness.
Highly strung and strenuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Highly strung" with "Strenuous", this terms are similar.
Nearby Word: strenuously
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Strenuous and Highly strung. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly_strung/strenuous
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