UNSTRUNG Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

unstrung 1 of 2

adjective

as in unnerved

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unstrung

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verb

past tense of unstring

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane the kind of fierce combat that can unstring even hardened soldiers

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as in paralyzed

to deprive of courage or confidence a little unstrung by the fact that he was on his first job interview

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Recent Examples of unstrung

Adjective

Foster gives a taut performance despite the unstrung absurdities of the plot. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026 When the Premier Lacrosse League’s Boston Cannons opened training camp back in May with unstrung lacrosse stick heads, players knew who to ask for an assist. — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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Yet the snap decision to have Danantara take over exports—announced by Prabowo in May—has unnerved analysts who worry about encroaching state control of the economy, as well as at the sovereign wealth fund.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Some investors balked at its lack of a track record, while others were unnerved by Volta’s reliance on Anthropic to buy much of the data center’s compute.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of unnerved

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As one of the most effective natural sinks for carbon, peatlands could accelerate climate change if disturbed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
She was especially disturbed by the emotional vulnerability that someone could exploit when a person believes a relationship is genuine.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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Douglas admitted that his father’s behavior left him and brother Joel frightened.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
At the very start of the pandemic, while most Americans were hunkered down, frightened for their lives and worried about job loss, RealPage hosted a virtual pep talk for landlords.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of frightened

Adjective

If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator.

— Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
That loaded the bases, and Christian Yelich then greeted an exhausted Yamamoto with a two-run single.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

Any agency whose main product is activity rather than thinking should be very nervous right now; frankly, some of them should have been nervous years ago.

— Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Consumers in the country, nervous about the shaky economy, are loading up on gold jewelry, bars and coins.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of nervous

Verb

Braves third baseman Austin Riley, maddened by a campaign littered with letdowns, got his rewrite.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

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