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Synonyms for strain
streɪn
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Princeton's WordNet
strain(noun)
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
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tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
unlax, relax, loosen up, make relaxed, unstrain, unwindstress, strain(noun)
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
"she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
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tune, melody, focus, pains, straining, melodic line, stress, tenseness, form, breed, tenor, tension, emphasis, var., air, variant, nisus, line, accent, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
loosen up, unstrain, unlax, relax, unwind, make relaxedtune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase(noun)
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
"she was humming an air from Beethoven"
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aviation, personal credit line, cable, business, billet, stemma, tenor, stress, variant, ancestry, agate line, lineage, crinkle, stock, telephone circuit, pains, seam, breeze, bloodline, melodic phrase, air travel, demarcation, course, crease, melodic line, air, zephyr, short letter, nervous strain, line of products, job, assembly line, contrast, nisus, aura, product line, straining, line of work, blood, bank line, line of merchandise, rail line, personal line of credit, form, melody, song, mental strain, dividing line, transmission line, breed, airwave, line of descent, argumentation, channel, logical argument, phone line, furrow, atmosphere, parentage, wrinkle, descent, blood line, gentle wind, tonal pattern, occupation, line of business, var., pedigree, pipeline, line of credit, line, business line, railway line, striving, subscriber line, origin, communication channel, telephone line, credit line, production line, line of reasoning, tune, note, argumentAntonyms:
unlax, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, relax, loosen upstrain, mental strain, nervous strain(noun)
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
"his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
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tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
make relaxed, unstrain, unlax, unwind, relax, loosen upbreed, strain, stock(noun)
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
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neckcloth, parentage, pedigree, gillyflower, striving, breed, melodic line, caudex, straining, fund, inventory, melodic phrase, mental strain, tenor, form, descent, stemma, nervous strain, pains, stock certificate, stock, melody, variant, lineage, livestock, broth, origin, tune, line, line of descent, store, song, gunstock, air, bloodline, stress, ancestry, var., nisus, farm animal, blood, blood lineAntonyms:
make relaxed, loosen up, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwindform, variant, strain, var.(noun)
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
"a new strain of microorganisms"
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course, air, figure, flesh, breed, song, frame, shape, kind, conformation, striving, sort, chassis, physical body, straining, chance variable, soma, variation, discrepancy, human body, melodic phrase, mental strain, tenor, contour, grade, cast, form, mannikin, mannequin, physique, phase, melodic line, variance, word form, version, stochastic variable, stock, configuration, class, nervous strain, variant, variate, tune, pattern, bod, signifier, melody, edition, pains, descriptor, line, manikin, variety, stress, anatomy, var., random variable, nisus, material body, manakin, buildAntonyms:
loosen up, unwind, unstrain, make relaxed, unlax, relaxstrain(noun)
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
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tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, relax, unwindtenor, strain(noun)
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
"although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
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tune, melody, form, pains, straining, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, nisus, line, tenor voice, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
unwind, unlax, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, relaxstriving, nisus, pains, strain(noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
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tune, pains, melody, form, breed, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, nisus, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
make relaxed, unlax, unwind, relax, loosen up, unstrainstrain, straining(noun)
an intense or violent exertion
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tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, twisting, torture, var., air, variant, distortion, overrefinement, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, songAntonyms:
relax, loosen up, unstrain, unwind, unlax, make relaxedsong, strain(verb)
the act of singing
"with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
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tune, vocal, form, pains, straining, melody, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, melodic phrase, line, call, nisus, melodic line, birdcall, stock, striving, nervous strain, birdsong, mental strain, songAntonyms:
unlax, relax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainstrive, reach, strain(verb)
to exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear"
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touch, strive, progress to, try, hit, arrive at, pass on, attain, filter out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, get hold of, make, extend, get to, gain, give, distort, filter, separate out, achieve, endeavour, pass, deform, reach out, tense up, turn over, accomplish, contact, endeavor, tense, filtrate, stress, extend to, get through, handAntonyms:
unlax, unstrain, unwind, make relaxed, relax, loosen uptry, strain, stress(verb)
test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"
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punctuate, strive, tense up, deform, try, sample, essay, filter out, test, try out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, examine, extend, seek, try on, filter, accentuate, separate out, adjudicate, render, prove, emphasise, distort, judge, taste, filtrate, attempt, accent, tense, stress, hear, assay, emphasizeAntonyms:
relax, unwind, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, unlaxstrain, extend(verb)
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
"He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
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strive, deform, try, widen, run, filter out, lead, continue, sift, reach, sieve, poke out, extend, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, go, separate out, stretch, stretch forth, pass, filter, reach out, distort, unfold, exsert, filtrate, gallop, expand, cover, prolong, tense, stress, tense up, hold out, broaden, pureeAntonyms:
make relaxed, unstrain, loosen up, unlax, relax, unwindsift, sieve, strain(verb)
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
"sift the flour"
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screen, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, screen out, try, sift, filter, extend, strive, sieve, filtrate, sort, distort, deformAntonyms:
loosen up, unstrain, relax, make relaxed, unwind, unlaxtense, strain, tense up(verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
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sieve, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deformAntonyms:
make relaxed, unwind, loosen up, relax, unstrain, unlaxstrain, tense(verb)
become stretched or tense or taut
"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
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sieve, separate out, filter out, tense up, reach, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform, stressAntonyms:
unlax, unstrain, make relaxed, relax, loosen up, unwindfilter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out(verb)
remove by passing through a filter
"filter out the impurities"
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sift, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, dribble, permeate, sink in, tense, try, filter, extend, puree, distort, strive, percolate, filtrate, trickle, sieve, deform, stressAntonyms:
unstrain, make relaxed, unwind, relax, unlax, loosen uppuree, strain(verb)
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
"puree the vegetables for the baby"
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sieve, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deformAntonyms:
unwind, loosen up, relax, unlax, unstrain, make relaxeddeform, distort, strain(verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress
"His body was deformed by leprosy"
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turn, warp, try, stress, filter out, tense up, reach, wring, bend, tense, extend, color, twist, sift, separate out, filter, colour, falsify, puree, garble, strive, filtrate, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, sieve, change shape, change form, distortAntonyms:
relax, unwind, unlax, unstrain, make relaxed, loosen up
English Synonyms and Antonyms
strain
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agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, toil, tumult, unrest, workAntonyms:
calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
strain(v. a.)
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stretch, draw tightlystrain(v. a.)
strain(v. a.)
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exert (to the utmost), put to the utmost strengthstrain(v. a.)
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pervert (from the true intent), push too farstrain(v. a.)
strain(v. a.)
strain(v. n.)
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try hard, make great effortsstrain(v. n.)
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percolate, filter, be filtered, be strainedstrain(n.)
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extreme tensionstrain(n.)
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over-exertion, violent effort, great exertionstrain(n.)
strain(n.)
strain(n.)
strain(n.)
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How to use strain in a sentence?
Peel Hunt analyst Alex Degroote:
UTV is losing a lot of money in its Republic of Ireland TV business. That is putting the Plc balance sheet under a lot of strain. And therefore, we have been thinking for a little while that the company needed a solution to this problem.
Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
This ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family, millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. Legal harassment of colleagues, friends and campaign workers and it's clear that for the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. I can not allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that I love.
Maybe things have changed so that we should change Title IX, maybe those arguing in favor of this kind of transgender bathroom access are right. ... But it does seem to strain the text of the statute to say that Title IX demands it, so is that the kind of thing that Supreme Court should interpret the statute to update it to pick sides on this policy debate ? Or should we go to our Congress ?
You can not predict what would happen with this( virus) strain that is occurring in Manaus. Totally different from what had happened in the first half.
Translations for strain
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- سلالةArabic
- colarCatalan, Valencian
- kmenCzech
- Stamm, ErregerstammGerman
- έντασηGreek
- clase, tipo, tamizar, elongar, colar, trazas, tensiónSpanish
- siivilöidä, venäyttää, rasittaa, kuormittaa, kiristääFinnish
- race, variété, héréditéFrench
- sníomh, freangIrish
- sìolaidhScottish Gaelic
- coarGalician
- carattere ereditario, colare, razza, passare, slogare, scolare, tendere, predisposizione, tirare, forzare, ceppo, disposizione, varietàItalian
- מתחHebrew
- 歪みJapanese
- 당기다, 거르다, 켕기다Korean
- whakawhēnanau, tātari, riakaMāori
- zeven, aantrekken, aanspannen, scheiden, overstrekken, afscheiden, forcerenDutch
- colarOccitan
- szczepPolish
- tensãoPortuguese
- strecuraRomanian
- штамм, род, порода, сортRussian
- திரிபுTamil
- ความเครียดThai
- gerilmeTurkish
- 應變Chinese
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