Synonyms and Antonyms of overwrought
1
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
- became overwrought when she heard that her child was missing
hyperexcited, overexcited
afire, aflutter, aquiver, atingle
anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, high-strung, hyped-up, hyper, jittery, jumpy, nervy, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, wired
calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried
2
elaborately and often excessively decorated
- the author's prose is overwrought with purple passages and florid metaphors
arabesque, baroque, rococo
extravagant, flamboyant, spectacular, splashy
bedaubed, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, ostentatious, pretentious, showy, swank (or swanky), tawdry
elaborate, extreme
adorned, arrayed, beautified, bedecked, decked, decorated, dressed, embellished, enriched, garnished, ornamented, trimmed
flowery, frilly, lacy
enhanced, heightened, intensified
bejeweled (or bejewelled), bossed, chased, emblazoned, embossed, embroidered, flounced, fringed, garlanded, gilded (or gilt), laced, sequined (or sequinned), wreathed
bare, denuded, exposed, naked, stripped, uncovered
modest, simple, unassuming, unpretentious
conservative, muted, quiet, restrained, subdued, tasteful, toned-down, understated, unobtrusive
