strung

Like necklace pearls

Strung is the past tense and past participle of string.

Something strung together has been connected in sequence: beads strung on a wire, words strung into sentences.

Strung also describes something fitted with strings: a freshly strung racket, a strung bow.

To be strung out is to be exhausted, anxious, or addicted to drugs.

High-strung describes a tense, nervous temperament.

threaded

beaded

Adorned with small spheres

lights · lanterns · bunting · popcorn · cranberries · lei · rosary · charms · pendants · ornaments

stretched

taut

Stretched under tension

suspended · rigged · cables · wires · clothesline · hammock · tightrope · telegraph · fencing · guitar

nervous

anxious

Troubled by uncertainty

overwrought · stressed · wound-up · on-edge · agitated · frazzled · wired · keyed-up · uptight · restless

musical

guitar

Fretted stringed instrument

  • harpPlucked orchestral strings
  • violinBowed string instrument
  • celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument

banjo · ukulele · mandolin · lute · sitar · veena · kora · oud · shamisen · zither

Categories
Opposites
tension/tautness

strungslack

Absence of tautness

loose · unstrung · relaxed · limp · sagging

arrangement/connection

strungunstrung

Deprived of composure

scattered · unthreaded · loose · unstring · disconnected

emotional state

strungrelaxed

Free of stress

calm · composed · tranquil · unruffled · mellow

Phrases
Family

unstrung, restrung, strung-out, strung up

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G