stressed

anxious

Troubled by uncertainty

• worriedTroubled by uncertainty
• overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
• frazzledMentally and physically depleted

tense · agitated · on-edge · frantic · panicked · strained · pressured · burdened · overworked · harried

strained

Under uncomfortable tension

• loadedWeighted or wealthy
• tensionedPulled tight deliberately
• pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force

compressed · torqued · fatigued · deformed · stretched · bent · warped · buckled · cracked · fractured

accented

Given stress or diacritics

• emphasizedGave special importance to
• accentuatedMade more noticeable
• highlightedMarked for emphasis

underscored · italicized · bolded · punctuated · pronounced · articulated · enunciated · intoned · inflected · cadenced

tense

Strained or nervous

• tightFirmly stretched or fitting
• clenchedContracted with force
• knottedTied with loops

stiff · rigid · contracted · constricted · sore · aching · headache · migraine · hunched · knots

fatigued

Drained of energy

• drainedEmptied of resources
• worn-outDepleted through overuse
• depletedSeverely reduced or emptied

spent · weary · run-down · overextended · taxed · fried · maxed-out · overburdened · wrung-out · strung-out

swamped

Overwhelmed beyond capacity

• inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
• overloadedBurdened past capacity
• drowningDeath by water inhalation

besieged · buried · bombarded · deluged · flooded · slammed · crushed · engulfed · overrun · juggling

deadline-driven

Motivated by due dates

• pressedPushed or smoothed flat
• rushedDone with excessive speed
• hurriedDone too quickly

racing · crunch-time · last-minute · eleventh-hour · scrambling · expedited

• moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
• behavior statesalert, anxious, calm, confused, depressed
• slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
• uneasyanxious, nervous, jittery, edgy, tense
• work feelingsbusy, focused, productive, overwhelmed, burned out
• overwhelmedoverwhelmed, burnt out, burned out, overwrought, frazzled