| adj. |
| [1] |
taut
,
strained
,
stiff
,
under tension
,
rigid
|
| [2] |
intense
,
nervous
,
anxious
,
under (a) strain
,
highly-strung
,
high-strung
,
strained
,
on edge
,
wrought up
,
keyed up
,
worked up
,
taut
,
on tenterhooks
,
apprehensive
,
distressed
,
upset
,
disturbed
,
worried
,
edgy
,
on pins and needles
,
jumpy
,
fidgety
,
overwrought
,
(Colloq) wound up
,
jittery
,
having a case of the jitters
,
(Brit) strung up
,
(US) strung out
,
(Slang) uptight
,
(US) antsy
|
| [3] |
nervous
,
anxious
,
worrying
,
worrisome
,
distressing
,
disturbing
,
stressful
,
nerve-racking/nerve-wracking
,
fraught
,
disquieting
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