Highly strung
Highly strung adjective - Being in a tense state.
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Synonyms for Highly strung
Tempestuous and highly strung are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tempestuous" instead an adjective phrase "Highly strung".
Tempestuous
Tempestuous adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.
Highly strung and tempestuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Highly strung" instead an adjective "Tempestuous".
Nearby Word: tempest
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- passionate and highly strung
- passionate and tempestuous
- impulsive and highly strung
- impulsive and tempestuous
- emotional and highly strung
- emotional and tempestuous
- agitated and highly strung
- agitated and tempestuous
- irritable and highly strung
- irritable and tempestuous
- lively and highly strung
- lively and tempestuous
- violent and highly strung
- violent and tempestuous
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