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Synonyms for tense
tɛnstense
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Princeton's WordNet
tenseadjective
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Antonyms:
limp, loose-jointed, laid-back, relaxed, loose, sagging, lax, tensionless, floppy, drooping, unstrained, mellow, droopy, slack, degage, loosen up, unstrain, slow down, relax, unwind, make relaxed, decompress, unlax, unbendtenseadjective
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Antonyms:
loose-jointed, slack, drooping, lax, droopy, degage, mellow, limp, sagging, floppy, loose, relaxed, tensionless, laid-back, unstrained, unwind, decompress, relax, unlax, loosen up, unbend, unstrain, slow down, make relaxedtenseadjective
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Antonyms:
droopy, loose-jointed, sagging, lax, degage, loose, slack, unstrained, limp, floppy, mellow, laid-back, relaxed, drooping, tensionless, relax, unlax, unwind, unbend, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, slow down, decompresstenseverb
taut or rigid; stretched tight
"tense piano strings"
Antonyms:
slack, lax, droopy, limp, loose-jointed, unstrained, relaxed, drooping, sagging, laid-back, degage, mellow, loose, floppy, tensionless, unwind, make relaxed, relax, decompress, unstrain, slow down, unbend, unlax, loosen upstrain, tenseverb
become stretched or tense or taut
"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
Synonyms:
sieve, separate out, strain, filter out, tense up, reach, puree, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform, stressAntonyms:
limp, loose-jointed, relaxed, mellow, drooping, droopy, unstrained, floppy, degage, laid-back, lax, slack, sagging, loose, tensionless, loosen up, unwind, relax, unbend, make relaxed, unstrain, slow down, unlax, decompresstenseverb
increase the tension on
"alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
Antonyms:
lax, limp, tensionless, floppy, relaxed, mellow, slack, loose, droopy, unstrained, laid-back, loose-jointed, sagging, degage, drooping, slow down, relax, loosen up, unlax, unwind, decompress, unstrain, make relaxed, unbendtense, tense upverb
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
Antonyms:
sagging, lax, floppy, degage, loose-jointed, laid-back, limp, mellow, unstrained, slack, relaxed, drooping, tensionless, droopy, loose, unwind, slow down, make relaxed, relax, decompress, loosen up, unlax, unbend, unstraintense, strain, tense upverb
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
Synonyms:
sieve, separate out, reach, strain, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deformAntonyms:
relaxed, sagging, lax, droopy, limp, loose, floppy, laid-back, drooping, mellow, tensionless, slack, unstrained, degage, loose-jointed, unbend, unstrain, slow down, unlax, unwind, decompress, relax, make relaxed, loosen up
Editors Contribution
nervous
sitting on thorns
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#684 | try | |
#1524 | filter | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3986 | tight | |
#4149 | voltage | |
#4532 | extend | |
#6216 | intensive | |
#6612 | strain | |
#7174 | intense | |
#7366 | nervous | |
#7946 | tension | |
#11336 | strive | |
#12828 | volatile | |
#12912 | stretched | |
#16043 | tense | |
#25371 | strained | |
#28884 | sieve | |
#32665 | distort | |
#33817 | sift | |
#41501 | fraught | |
#42565 | puree | |
#47251 | taut | |
#53996 | uptight | |
#72642 | jittery | |
#78074 | deform | |
#86202 | filtrate | |
#101493 | restive |
How to use tense in a sentence?
I don't see the relations are tense at the moment, they are moving in the right direction and there are of course differences, but I don't think there is any major crisis in the relationship.
The Christmas season – often a season where Christians around the world are most visible – is a tense time for Christians in Saudi Arabia, who have to celebrate the holiday in secret, risking arrest and deportation.
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.
If I see you (a company executive) tense up with a question or glance at your chief financial officer, I'm picking that up, it's not a violation (of RegFD) -- but it's an advantage.
We never introduced federal troops on the streets of America as a result of the combined efforts of the National Guard and law enforcement at quelling the violence and de-escalating very very tense situations.
Translations for tense
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- gespanne, tempus, styf, tydAfrikaans
- صيغة الفعل, صيغةArabic
- temps, tens, tesarCatalan, Valencian
- slovesný čas, napjatý, čas, napnoutCzech
- Zeit, Tempus, gespanntGerman
- τεντωμένος, χρόνος, τεταμένοςGreek
- tenso, tiempo, tiempo gramaticalSpanish
- pinguldama, ajavorm, pingne, aeg, pinev, tempus, pinguletõmmatud, pinguldumaEstonian
- زمان فعلPersian
- jännittyä, jännitetty, kireä, hermostunut, jännittää, aikamuoto, tempus, aikaluokka, jännittynytFinnish
- tíðFaroese
- temps, tenduFrench
- feszültHungarian
- ժամանակArmenian
- órólegur, tíð, upptrekkturIcelandic
- tempoItalian
- 緊張, 時制Japanese
- დროGeorgian
- tempusLatin
- време, напнатMacedonian
- gespannen, strak, tempus, tijd, opspannen, spannenDutch
- czasPolish
- estendido, tensionar, tempo, tensoPortuguese
- напряжённый, время, тугой, натянутыйRussian
- tempus, spändSwedish
- కాలముTelugu
- zaman, gerginTurkish
- напру� енийUkrainian
- căng thẳngVietnamese
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