hypertense

adjective

Definition of hypertensenext
as in fidgety

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypertense
  1. fidgety
  2. obsessed
  3. preoccupied
  4. high-strung
  5. fluttery
  6. restless
  7. spooky
  8. flighty
Adjective
  • While providing strong mid-range performance, its ride can be fidgety, and acceleration doesn't always meet expectations.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Even Jason notices the guests are fidgety.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of fidgety
Adjective
  • The film deals with an urban legend that a Nevada reservoir is a time portal, and the aimless group of teenage best friends who become obsessed with going back in history.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There are many ways to become obsessed with life’s frame rate, with the varying speed of an action and the way that time can be sliced or spun in the presentation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of obsessed
Adjective
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems more preoccupied with posting juvenile memes about the Canadian military than with the conflict.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Many 9/11 first responders alive today feel as Sanchez does, more preoccupied with their survivor’s guilt than their own ailments.
    — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of preoccupied
Adjective
  • The group — made up of high-strung news freelancer Billie (Lucy Freyer), chaotic diva Issa (Amita Rao), and life-of-the-party Anton (Owen Thiele) — are all at different places in love, life, and career.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But gone was the tension of worrying about pleasing a high-strung, perfectionist host.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of high-strung
Adjective
  • The vegan and cruelty-free brand’s popular Sweetheart style is my favorite for soft, fluttery volume that still looks natural.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But a closer look at her face revealed a less-gimmicky glam aesthetic, complete with stringent, skinny brows, fluttery lashes, rhinestone freckles, bronze contour and a dark bronze smoky eye.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fluttery
Adjective
  • Created in 1958, the ballet felt unmistakably New York in its sound, its street clothes, its restless young people, its particular brand of cool.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Recorded in Texas and rooted in the sound of the border, Bobby Pulido’s enduring classic turns restless longing into warm, danceable energy.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of restless
Adjective
  • The dramatic lighting and wax museums are just spooky enough to summon the spirit of the witch trials without being off-putting for children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Haunting at The Ridge has become spookier in its third year with more actors and a live stage show with the Cabaret Sinister.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of spooky
Adjective
  • Artistic but flighty, Deborah ends up at her parents’ alma mater when an unfortunate incident gets her NYU Tisch School of the Arts acceptance rescinded.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The second is also nicely played, with Carol Kane again revealing the gravity beneath Pelia’s flighty exterior and Martin Quinn getting a chance to explore the character’s serious side.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flighty
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“Hypertense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypertense. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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