| Main Entry: |
overwrought |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
exhausted and excited |
Synonyms: |
affected,
agitated, all shook up, beside oneself,
crazy,
distracted,
emotional, excitable, fired-up, flipped out,
frantic, freaked-out,
high*, hot under collar, hot-and-bothered, hyper, in a state, keyed-up,
nervous,
neurotic, on edge, overexcited, overstrung, overworked,
spent, steamed up, stirred, strung-out,
tense,
tired,
uneasy, unstrung,
uptight*,
weary, wired, worked-up,
worn, wound-up
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Antonyms: |
calm, collected, cool, rested, unruffled
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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