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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Those loans are backed by private-credit firms’ own loans, a debt pile that has unnerved regulators.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Regardless of their opinion about Denmark, Greenlanders are becoming aware of, and are unnerved by, this semi-covert, sometimes glaringly obvious American pressure.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of unnerved

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Dead sheep and bears strewn along the pavement have disturbed local residents for years, but ecologists fear the road may also cause a much slower and quieter die-off, with mountain lions inbreeding as they are cut off from other lions.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
While the noise from the street would at times bleed into the living room, the bedroom was quiet, and our sleep was never disturbed by late-night foot traffic.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
But the more productive expansion has to do with character, especially as regards Carrie and her mother, who is not the deranged, abusive religious fanatic of previous versions, but an essentially loving parent frightened of the modern world.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of frightened

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Prime Big Deal Days is Amazon's multiday sales event that takes place in the fall, not to be confused with Prime Day, Amazon's summer shopping event.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
At last week's race in Azerbaijan, Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas crashed on the last lap and reportedly blamed it on the software becoming confused and affecting his braking.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of confused

Adjective

Everyone was in a good mood, if a little nervous about what was going to be discussed.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Alberto Hernandez Castillo, a Cuban national with lawful permanent residence in the United States, was also acting nervous, the agent said.

— David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 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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