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Synonyms for overstrung

  • adjective

Most common

up-tight edgy high-strung nervy

All synonyms

Adjective

up-tight, edgy, nervy, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, restive, tense, uneasy

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Excessively tense or nervous

Example sentences

  • edgy You seem a bit edgy today. Is something bothering you?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overstrungsteady
edgyrising
nervyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
edgy2
5 letters
tense1, jumpy2, nervy2
6 letters
uneasy3
7 letters
jittery3, restive2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edgy2 = 2 syllables).