What Jane said made the atmosphere less tense.
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Tense
/tɛns/
Synonyms for "tense" (379 found)
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Closest matches (76)
accentedagitatedall-overishalveolarantsyanxiousanxioused upaoristapicalapico-alveolarapico-dentalapprehensivearticulatedassimilatedbackbarytonebilabialbotheredbracebroad
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Noun(13 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (114)
edgyelectricelongateelongatedemotionalexplosiveextendextendedfearfulfidgetyfirmflatflexflutteryforebodingfraughtfrontfrostyfussyfuture
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future perfectglideglossalglottalgutturalhardhaulheaveheavyhighhigh-strunghistorical presenticyimperfectin a puckerin a stewin suspenseincompatibleinhospitableinimicalintenseintonatedjitteryjumpykeyed upkeyed-uplabiallabiodentallabiovelarlastingnesslaterallaxlengthenlengthen outlengthenedlet outlightlingualliquidlowmidmisgivingmonophthongalmutednarrownasalnasalizednerve-rackingnervousnervyocclusiveon edgeon tenterhookson tiptoeopenoveranxiousoverapprehensiveoverexertoverextendoverstrainovertaxoverwroughtoxytonepalatal
Adjective(11 words)
emotional tensionemotional volatilityfragile reefsfrench tensionheightened narrative tensionhigh anxietyjumpiermyotonicnerviestnervous networkoverstrung
Noun(12 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most electrical charge
Related words (189)
palatalizedpastpast perfectperfectperiodperturbedpharyngealpharyngealizedphonemicphoneticphonicpitchpitchedpluperfectpoint tensepokerlikeposttonicpresentpresent perfectpress
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preteritproduceprogressive tenseprolongprolongateprolongatedprolongedprotractprotractedpsychological timepullpulledqueasyquiveringrackramrodlikereinforcerenitentrestiverestlessretroflexrigidrigidifyrodlikeroundedrustyscrew upsemivowelsensitiveshore upsinkingsoftsolicitoussonantspacespace timespace-timespin outspun outsquarestarchedstarchystiffstiff as buckramstiffenstoppedstragglingstrainstrain every nervestrainedstrengthenstressstressedstressfulstretchstretch outstretchedstretched outstretched tightstring outstrongstrung outsurdsuspensefulsweat bloodsyllabictauttautentaxtensiontermthe futurethe pastthe presentthickthroatytidetighttightentimetimebindingtonaltonictouchytrice uptroubledtugtwangyunaccentedunamiableunamicableuncordialunder a strainuneasyunfriendlyungenialunharmoniousunquietunrelaxedunrestfulunroundedunsettledunsociableunstressedupsetuptightvelarvirgatevocalicvocoidvoicedvoicelessvolatilevowelvowellikeweakwhilewidewith bated breathwith muscles tenseworked upworriedworrisomeworryingwound upwrought upzealous
Adjective(13 words)
political tensionspressurizedsuspenseful tonesustained suspensetautesttensesttensionaltight stringtumultuousuneasieruneasiestunstrungwild ride
Related word relations
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More general
31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
More specific
21 entriesapprehensivebrace coreclench fistclimactic tensiondramatic tensionemotional tensionflinchfreeze upfuture tensemark futuremark pastmark presentpast tenseperfect tensepresent tenserestless
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Collocations
16 entriesfuture tensepast tensepresent tensetense a muscletense a verbtense classroomtense markertense momenttense musclestense shifttense silencetense the jawtense uptense verbtense with fearverb tense
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
7 entriesAntonyms
3 entriessimilar
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I feel tense and agitated when I have too much work to do.
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The international situation had become so tense, it would require proficient diplomats to handle it with kid gloves.
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He was tense with his new business.
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