Defenition of the word tense
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Defenition of the word tense
- Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
- The grammatical construct of the time in which a sentence acts.
- To cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.
- To become stretched or tense or taut.
- stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope"
- taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
- (phonetics) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
- in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
- a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- increase the tension on; "tense a rope"
- make tense
- become tense or tenser; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
- make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat'')
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- become tense, nervous, or uneasy
- increase the tension on
- become stretched or tense or taut
- taut or rigid; stretched tight
- pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Synonyms for the word tense
Similar words in the tense
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- agitated
- aroused
- cliff-hanging
- constricted
- drawn
- edgy
- electric
- high-strung
- highly strung
- in suspense
- in suspense(p)
- isotonic
- jittery
- jumpy
- nail-biting
- nervous
- nervy
- overstrung
- pumped up
- pumped up(p)
- pumped-up
- pumped-up(a)
- pumped(p)
- restive
- strained
- suspenseful
- suspensive
- taut
- tight
- uneasy
- unrelaxed
- uptight
- wired
- wound up
Hyponyms for the word tense
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- aorist
- continuous tense
- crick
- extend
- future
- future tense
- imperfect
- imperfect tense
- past
- past tense
- perfect
- perfect tense
- perfective
- perfective tense
- present
- present tense
- progressive
- progressive tense
- stretch
Hypernyms for the word tense
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- affect
- alter
- change
- change state
- grammatical category
- modify
- syntactic category
- tighten
- turn
Antonyms for the word tense
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- at ease
- decompress
- lax
- loosen up
- make relaxed
- relax
- relaxed
- slow down
- unbend
- unlax
- unstrain
- unwind
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