Words Like TENSE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to TENSE.

41 Alternative Words Similar to tense

1 Lax Adjective      Antonym Words Like Lax
2 Relaxed Adjective      Antonym Words Like Relaxed
3 Agitated Adjective      Related Words Like Agitated
4 Tight Adjective      Related Words Like Tight
5 Uneasy Adjective      Related Words Like Uneasy
6 Aroused Adjective      Similar Words Like Aroused
7 Constricted Adjective      Similar Words Like Constricted
8 Edgy Adjective      Similar Words Like Edgy
9 Electric Adjective      Similar Words Like Electric
10 Isotonic Adjective      Similar Words Like Isotonic
11 Jittery Adjective      Similar Words Like Jittery
12 Jumpy Adjective      Similar Words Like Jumpy
13 Nervous Adjective      Similar Words Like Nervous
14 Nervy Adjective      Similar Words Like Nervy
15 Overstrung Adjective      Similar Words Like Overstrung
16 Pumped Adjective      Similar Words Like Pumped
17 Restive Adjective      Similar Words Like Restive
18 Strained Adjective      Similar Words Like Strained
19 Suspenseful Adjective      Similar Words Like Suspenseful
20 Suspensive Adjective      Similar Words Like Suspensive
21 Taut Adjective      Similar Words Like Taut
22 Unrelaxed Adjective      Similar Words Like Unrelaxed
23 Uptight Adjective      Similar Words Like Uptight
24 Wired Adjective      Similar Words Like Wired
25 Strain Verb      Synonym Words Like Strain
26 Affect Verb      Synonym Words Like Affect
27 Alter Verb      Synonym Words Like Alter
28 Change Verb      Synonym Words Like Change
29 Modify Verb      Synonym Words Like Modify
30 Tighten Verb      Synonym Words Like Tighten
31 Turn Verb      Synonym Words Like Turn
32 Relax Verb      Antonym Words Like Relax
33 Unstrain Verb      Antonym Words Like Unstrain
34 Progressive Noun      Hyponym Words Like Progressive
35 Past Noun      Hyponym Words Like Past
36 Present Noun      Hyponym Words Like Present
37 Aorist Noun      Hyponym Words Like Aorist
38 Future Noun      Hyponym Words Like Future
39 Perfect Noun      Hyponym Words Like Perfect
40 Extend Verb      Hyponym Words Like Extend
41 Stretch Verb      Hyponym Words Like Stretch

3 examples of tense

1 a tense fiber
2 the rope strained when the weight was attached
3 tense the rope manually before tensing the spring

10 definitions of tense

1 One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
2 Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax.
3 become tense, nervous, or uneasy
4 a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
5 in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
6 pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
7 become stretched or tense or taut
8 cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
9 increase the tension on
10 taut or rigid; stretched tight
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