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Antonyms for tension
ˈtɛn ʃənten·sion
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tension, tenseness, stressnoun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
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accent, strain, latent hostility, focus, tensity, tautness, tenseness, emphasis, stresstension, tensity, tenseness, tautnessnoun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
"it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
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stress, tautness, tenseness, tightness, tensity, latent hostilitytensionnoun
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
"there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
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stress, tautness, tenseness, tensity, latent hostilitytensionnoun
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
"the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"
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stress, tautness, tenseness, tensity, latent hostilitylatent hostility, tensionnoun
feelings of hostility that are not manifest
"he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
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stress, tenseness, tautness, tensity, latent hostilitytensionnoun
the action of stretching something tight
"tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
Synonyms:
stress, tautness, tenseness, tensity, latent hostility
How to use tension in a sentence?
I am Israeli, and I don't think it shows Mossad in a bad light, intelligence organizations are always about exploitation to achieve their goals ... There is a tension in the film between the professionals who manipulate the non-professionals.
We felt that with the tension, tonight being mischief night, we wanted to try to get as many people indoors as possible.
I believe that one of the great problems for us as individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye.
The issue about a third term for the current president continues to raise tension and divide the Burundian people, for the sake of peace and to avoid violence, we asked ... Nkurunziza to drop any attempt for another third term.
When there is tension between civil rights and the criminal rights of an accused, the courts often emphasize the need for a fair trial and the panoply of rights afforded a criminal defendant.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#7946 | tension | |
#9757 | relaxation | |
#83418 | laxity | |
#120029 | looseness | |
#168211 | slackness |
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