I have a strained back.
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Strained
//stɹeɪ̯nd//
Synonyms for "strained" (128 found)
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laboriouslengthenedmisgivingmisquotedmisrepresentednervouson tenterhooksonerousoperoseoppressiveout-of-the-wayoveranxiousoverapprehensivepainfulperturbedpervertedprolongatedprolongedprotractedpulled
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punishingput-onquite another thingremoteself-consciousslantedsolicitoussomething else againspun outstiffstragglingstrenuousstretchedstretched outstretched tightstrictstrung outsuspensefultauttighttoilsometorturedtoughtroubledtroublesometwistedunamiableunamicableuncomfortableuncordialunder a strainuneasyunfriendlyungenialunharmoniousunnaturalunrelaxedunsociableuphilluptightwearisomezealous
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2 entriesderived
2 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- изцеден adj (forced through strainer)
- напрегнат adj (tense)
Dutch
1 entries- gespannen adj (tense)
French
1 entries- tendu adj (tense)
German
1 entries- angespannt adj (tense)
Hungarian
4 entries- erőltetett adj (not natural or spontaneous but done with effort)
- feszült adj (tense)
- passzírozott adj (forced through strainer)
- pépesített adj (forced through strainer)
Italian
1 entries- teso adj (tense)
Spanish
4 entries- pasado por cedazo adj (forced through strainer)
- tensado adj (tense)
- tensionado adj (tense)
- tenso adj (tense)
Swedish
2 entries- ansträngd adj (tense)
- spänd adj (tense)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I strained to hear what the President said.
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The atmosphere became strained when he came.
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His weight strained the rope.
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