Highly strung
Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Synonyms for Highly strung
Strung up and highly strung are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Strung up" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung". informal substitute
Strung up
Highly strung and strung up are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Highly strung" with "Strung up", this terms are similar.
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- restive and highly strung
- restive and strung up
- nervy and highly strung
- nervy and strung up
- nervous and highly strung
- nervous and strung up
- uneasy and highly strung
- uneasy and strung up
- fidgety and highly strung
- fidgety and strung up
- high-strung and highly strung
- high-strung and strung up
- tense and highly strung
- tense and strung up
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