Words Like TENSENESS

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

11 Alternative Words Similar to tenseness

1 Tension Noun      Synonym Words Like Tension
2 Tensity Noun      Synonym Words Like Tensity
3 Tautness Noun      Synonym Words Like Tautness
4 Stress Noun      Synonym Words Like Stress
5 Condition Noun      Synonym Words Like Condition
6 Status Noun      Synonym Words Like Status
7 Strain Noun      Synonym Words Like Strain
8 Tonicity Noun      Hyponym Words Like Tonicity
9 Tone Noun      Hyponym Words Like Tone
10 Tonus Noun      Hyponym Words Like Tonus
11 Yips Noun      Hyponym

2 examples of tenseness

1 he could feel the tenseness of her body
2 stress is a vasoconstrictor

5 definitions of tenseness

1 the physical condition of being stretched or strained
2 (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
3 The state of being tense, or stretched to stiffness; stiffness; rigidness.
4 The characteristic of being tense.
5 A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.
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