Tense Synonyms and Antonyms

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Stretched tight
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. stiff
  2. tight
  3. rigid
  4. taut
  5. firm
Antonyms:
  1. relaxed
  2. loose
  3. limp
  4. slack
  5. limpid
  6. lax
Nervous
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. jumpy
  2. jittery
  3. agitated
  4. excited
  5. anxious
  6. edgy
  7. high-strung
  8. nervous
  9. restless
  10. uptight
  11. fidgety
  12. aorist
  13. conditional
  14. on-edge
  15. firm
  16. frenetic
  17. future
  18. hectic
  19. fluttery
  20. restive
  21. intense
  22. keyed-up
  23. overwrought
  24. past
  25. perfect
  26. skittish
  27. pluperfect
  28. present
  29. preterite
  30. queasy
  31. twitchy
  32. rigid
  33. stiff
  34. strained
  35. stressed
  36. stressful
  37. stretched
  38. taut
  39. tight
  40. tired
  41. tonic
  42. uneasy
  43. unnerved
  44. unrelaxed
Antonyms:
  1. calm
  2. relaxed
  3. lax
  4. easy-going
  5. laid-back
  6. unconcerned
  7. uncaring
  8. indifferent
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To make or become tense
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tighten
  2. stiffen
  3. tauten
  4. strain
Tightly stretched; taut.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. stiff
  2. tight
Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tense-up
  2. strain
Antonyms:
  1. relax
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Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. tautness
  2. tension
  3. tonicity

Tense Sentence Examples

  • Jackson felt her body tense as her face set in anger.

  • She broke the tense silence.

  • She was so tense, her shoulders ached.

  • He was tense enough to feel claustrophobic.

  • The moment was so tense that, when the telephone rang, they both jumped.

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