What is another word for high-strung?
Pronunciation:
[ hˈa͡ɪstɹˈʌŋ], [ hˈaɪstɹˈʌŋ], [ h_ˈaɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈʌ_ŋ]
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Similar words for high-strung:
- excitable (adjective)
- feisty (adjective)
- fidgety (adjective)
- hyperactive (adjective)
- sensitive (adjective)
- temperamental (adjective)
- edgy (adjective)
- feverish (adjective)
- jittery (adjective)
- on edge (adjective)
- overexcited (adjective)
- skittish (adjective)
- tense (adjective)
- twitchy (adjective)
- on edge (adverb)
Synonyms for High-strung:
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adj.
• excitable- Alarmable ,
- Hot-headed ,
- ardent ,
- brittle ,
- combustible ,
- cranky ,
- crusty ,
- emotional ,
- excitable ,
- explosive ,
- fiery ,
- fragile ,
- galvanic ,
- hot-tempered ,
- hottempered ,
- impulsive ,
- irritable ,
- over-zealous ,
- passionate ,
- quick-tempered ,
- rash ,
- reckless ,
- sensitive ,
- short fused ,
- short-tempered ,
- stormy ,
- tempestuous ,
- touchy ,
- volatile ,
- volcanic ,
- overzealous .
- over-active ,
- overactive ,
- hyper active ,
- hyper-active ,
- more overactive ,
- most overactive ,
- over active ,
- un controllable ,
- un-controllable .
- easily affected ,
- emotionable ,
- reactive ,
- sensatory ,
- sensile ,
- touchy feely ,
- tuned in ,
- turned on to ,
- sensory .
- ex cited ,
- ex-cited ,
- high strung ,
- highstrung ,
- ill ease ,
- more overstrung ,
- most overstrung ,
- over strung ,
- over-strung ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-easy ,
- up tight ,
- up-tight .
- bundle nerves ,
- in tizzy ,
- more overanxious ,
- more stressful ,
- more unnerved ,
- most overanxious ,
- most stressful ,
- most unnerved ,
- nerve racking ,
- nerveracking ,
- over anxious ,
- un nerved ,
- un-nerved .
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adv.
• on edge Other synonyms:
- overwrought .
Other relevant words:
- Agitable ,
- High-mettled ,
- Hyperkinetic ,
- Perturbable ,
- Snarling ,
- Startlish ,
- Susceptive ,
- agitated ,
- all nerves ,
- antsy ,
- apprehensive ,
- argumentative ,
- bad-tempered ,
- bearish ,
- cantankerous ,
- captious ,
- choleric ,
- contentious ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- cross ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- demonstrative ,
- disputatious ,
- distressed ,
- disturbed ,
- dyspeptic ,
- eruptive ,
- excited ,
- fearful ,
- feisty ,
- feverish ,
- fiddle-footed ,
- fidgety ,
- fluttery ,
- fretful ,
- goosey ,
- grouchy ,
- high-spirited ,
- highly strung ,
- hot-blooded ,
- hotheaded ,
- hyper ,
- hyperactive ,
- hyperexcitable ,
- hypersensitive ,
- hysterical ,
- in suspense ,
- inflammable ,
- intense ,
- irascible ,
- itchy ,
- jittery ,
- jolting ,
- mercurial ,
- mettlesome ,
- miffy ,
- nerves on edge ,
- nervy ,
- neurotic ,
- on tenterhooks ,
- overexcited ,
- oversensitive ,
- overstrung ,
- panicky ,
- peevish ,
- pettish ,
- petulant ,
- prickly ,
- querulous ,
- restive ,
- rocky ,
- rough ,
- skittery ,
- skittish ,
- snappish ,
- splenetic ,
- spooky ,
- strained ,
- strung up ,
- supersensitive ,
- taut ,
- temperamental ,
- tense ,
- testy ,
- tetchy ,
- thin-skinned ,
- ticklish ,
- tight ,
- twitchy ,
- twittery ,
- unrelaxed ,
- unrestful ,
- uptight ,
- waspish ,
- wired ,
- worked up ,
- wound up .
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How to use "High-strung" in context?
Asthma, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are all high-strung disorders. People with these disorders have unusually high levels of anxiety and stress. Asthma and bipolar disorder are caused by problems with the airways and the brain, respectively. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is caused by problems with neurotransmitters.
All three of these disorders are a serious problem. People with high-strung disorders often have a hard time dealing with everyday stress. They may also have trouble concentrating, staying calm, and relaxing.
There is no one cause of these disorders.
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