The strain has begun to tell on his health.
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Strain
/stɹeɪn/
Synonyms for "strain" (875 found)
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Closest matches (175)
Noun(24 words)
Determiner(1 words)
a lot of stress
abradeaffectationaffiliationagitationaimairalarmall oversall-oversanacrusisancestryangstanimal kingdomanimusantistropheanxietyanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisanxious benchanxious concern
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anxious seatanxiousnessapparentationapprehensionapprehensivenessaptitudeariaback downbalancebalkbarkbass passagebe determinedbeliebentbiasbid forbirthbleedblemishblenchbloatbloatingbloodbloodlinebloodyboggleboltbookbourdonbracketbrain fagbranchbrandbreakbreaking pointbreedbridgebroodburdenburncadencecamouflagecankerworm of carecantocantuscarecastcastecategorychafecharactercheckchillchillinesschipchorusclanclarifyclassclawclearcodacoldnesscolorcommand of languagecommon ancestrycommotioncommunitycomplexionconcernconcernmentconsanguinityconstitutioncontend forcontinuecoolnesscoupletcrackcranecrazeculturecutdamagedebatedebilitationdebilitydecrassifydeliberatedemanddemedemurdenominationdeodorizedepuratederivationdescantdescendantsdescentdescriptiondesignationdeterminationdevelopmentdiapasondiathesisdifficultydirect linedisaffinitydischargedisguisedispositiondisquietdisquietudedistaff sidedistensiondistichdistilldistort
Verb(7 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Strong matches (263)
distressdisturbancedivisiondraftdragdrag outdraindraughtdraughtsmandraughtydrawdraw offdraw outdreaddress updriftdriveeccentricityedulcorateeffort
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effuseelongateelongationeluteembarrassmentembellishembroideremitencumberendeavorenervateenervationenfeeblementenmityenvoiepodeessentializeestateethnic groupevidenceexaggerationexceedexcreteexertionexfiltrateexhaustexpositionexpression of ideasextendextensionextractextractionextravasateextreme tensionexudateexudeeyestrainfaintnessfalderalfalsifyfalterfamilyfashionfatiguefearfeatherfeeling for wordsfemale linefight shyfight shy offigurefiliationfilterfiltrateflinchfolderolfolkforceforebodingforebodingnessformform of speechfracturefrayfrazzlefretfrostfudgegaggallgarblegashgenregensgenusgildgive offglossgloss overgonenessgrace of expressiongradegraingrandiloquencegroupgroupinghang backhang offharassharmharmonic closehaulhave qualmsheadheadingheart strainheavehem and hawheptastichheritagehesitatehexastichhinthold offhousehoverhum and hawhumorhurticinessidiosyncrasyilkimpairimpressioninciseinclinationincompatibilityincompatiblenessindicationindividualisminflateinflationinhospitalityinimicalityinjureinjuryinquietudeinterludeintermezzointimationintroductory phraseirkjadednessjibkidneykinkindlabellaborlaceratelanguorlassitudelayleachleaninglengthenlengthen outlengtheninglet outlevellineline of descentlineageliterary stylelixiviatelotlugmaimmakemake an effortmake bones aboutmake mincemeat ofmakeupmalaisemale linemannermanner of speakingmannerismmarkmaskmatriclanmaulmeasuremelioratemelodiamelodic linemelodymental fatiguemental setmental strainmettlemindmind-setmiscitemiscolormisconstruemisdirectmisgivingmisinterpretmisquotemisrendermisreportmisrepresentmisstatemisusemode
Noun(29 words)
Verb(14 words)
Adjective(4 words)
french tensionitalian tensionemechanical effectsmental exhaustion
Related words (437)
mode of expressionmoilmoldmonostichmoodmouldmouldermouldymovementmusicmusical phrasemusical sentencemutilatenationnationalitynaturenervous strainnervous tensionnervousnessnote
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numberobligationoctastichoctaveoctetoozeorderornamentottava rimaoveranxietyoverburdenovercarryingoverdevelopoverdistendoverdistensionoverdoingoverdrawoverdrawingoveremphasisoverexerciseoverexertoverexertionoverexpandoverexpansionoverexpenditureoverextendoverextensionoverimportanceoverloadoverreachingoverreactionoverstateoverstrainoverstrainingoverstressoverstretchoverstretchingovertaxovertaxingovertirednessoveruseoverworkpainparentagepartpassagepaternitypatriclanpausepeculiaritypedigreepentastichpeoplepercolateperiodpersonal conflictpersonal stylepersuasionperturbationpervertphrasephratryphylumpiercepigeonholepins and needlesplant kingdomponderpositionpredicamentpredilectionpredispositionpreferencepresspressurepreyproclivityproduceproductionprolongprolongateprolongationpropensityprotractprotractionpuckerpullpull backpull forpuncturepurifypushquailqualityquatrainracerackrankratingrecoilrectifyreekrefinerefrainrendresolutionresolveresponseretreatrhetoricrhyme royalripritornellorootsrubricrunrupturesavagescaldscorchscotchscrapescratchscreenscrewscruplescuffsectionseedseekseepsense of languageseparateseptseptetsestetsetsewsextetshapeshilly-shallyshrinkshyshy atsidesievesiftsignskinslantslashslaverysleepinessslitsmellsnapping pointsocietysolicitudesolosolo partsongsoprano partsorrowsortsoundsoupconspear sidespeciesspeech communityspenserian stanzaspin outspindle sidespiritspiritualizesprainsprinklingstabstampstance fatiguestanzastatementstationstatusstavestemstewstickstick atsticklestirpsstockstop to considerstraddle the fencestrain atstrain every nervestrain forstrainingstrainsstratumstraystreakstressstress and strainstressfulnessstretchstretch outstretchingstring outstringing outstripestrivestrive forstrivingstrophestrugglestruggle forstudystumblestylestylistic analysisstylisticssubdivisionsubgroupsublimatesublimesubordersuccessionsuggestionsupererogationsurpasssuspensesuspicionsweatsweat bloodswellswellingsword sidesyllabletailpiecetasktautentautnesstaxtaxingteartempertemperamenttendencytenortensetensenesstensiontercetterza rimatetrastichthe grand stylethe like ofthe likes ofthe plain stylethe sublimethemethink twice aboutthreadtightentincturetingetirednesstitivatetitletoiltonetorturetotemtracetraittranspiretransudetraumatizetrebletribetricktrick outtriplettristichtroubletrytry fortry hardtugtuneturnturn of mindtuttitutti passagetwisttypeunamiabilityuncordialityunderstateuneasinessunfriendlinessungenialityunquietnessunsociabilityupsetvariationvarietyvarnishveinversevestigevexationwarblewarpwaverwayweaknesswearifulnesswearinessweepwhitewashwincewinnowwithdrawworkworrywoundwrenchwrestleyieldzeal
Verb(21 words)
muscledoverburdenedoverburdensovertaxedoverwhelmedpressedpureereachseparate outsievesiftsouredsqueezesstressstressedstrivetaxedtensetense uptensioned
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Noun(56 words)
nervous strainnisusoverburdeningoverdriveoverexertoverloadoverloadsoverworkspainspinchesportuguese forçaportuguese tensãopressurepressuringpulled hamstringpushracksrend slowlyrigorsrope tensions
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shearingsievesievessocial tensionsongstockstrain energystrainingstrenuousnessstressesstressingstretchstretchesstring tensionstrivestrivingsubtypetax statute provisionstaxertaxestenortensingtensiontensionstightentightnesstroublestryingtuneunderstrainurgencyvar.varietalwear and tearwire tensioningwrenches
Adjective(9 words)
overextendedoverloadedphysical effortpolitical tensionspsychological pressureromanian tensiunestraitenedtaxing course loadtense atmosphere
Related word relations
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More general
54 entriesaffectafflictanimal groupapplyattemptconditiondeformationdifficultnessdifficultydriveeffortelbow greaseemployendeavorendeavourexert force
Showing 16 of 54 words.
More specific
16 entriesCollocations
6 entriesstrain energystrain gaugestrain ratetensile strainunder strainviral strain
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- разтягам verb (to stretch too far)
Danish
1 entries- overstrække verb (to stretch too far)
Dutch
1 entries- overstrekken verb (to stretch too far)
Finnish
1 entries- venäyttää verb (to stretch too far)
French
1 entries- étirer verb (to stretch too far)
German
4 entries- recken verb (to stretch too far)
- reißen verb (to stretch too far)
- verrenken verb (to stretch too far)
- zerren verb (to stretch too far)
Hungarian
4 entries- megerőltet verb (to stretch too far)
- terhet jelent verb (to stretch too far)
- túlerőltet verb (to stretch too far)
- túlfeszít verb (to stretch too far)
Ingrian
1 entries- venahtaa verb (to stretch too far)
Irish
1 entries- sníomh verb (to stretch too far)
Italian
4 entries- distorcere verb (to stretch too far)
- protrudere verb (to stretch too far)
- slogare verb (to stretch too far)
- stravolgere verb (to stretch too far)
Māori
3 entries- tanuku verb (to stretch too far)
- whakatoutou verb (to stretch too far)
- whakawhēnanau verb (to stretch too far)
Portuguese
1 entries- distender verb (to stretch too far)
Russian
2 entries- растя́гивать verb (to stretch too far)
- растяну́ть verb (to stretch too far)
Slovak
1 entries- natiahnuť verb (to stretch too far)
Sample sentences
50 total sentences available.
The liquid does not strain well.
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You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
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The rope broke under the strain.
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