tense - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Synonyms

• tense

More generic

• grammatical category
• syntactic category

More specific

• aorist
• continuous tense
• future
• future tense
• imperfect
• imperfect tense
• past
• past tense
• perfect
• perfect tense
• perfective
• perfective tense
• present
• present tense
• progressive
• progressive tense

Verb

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

Synonyms

• strain
• tense
• tense up

More generic

• affect

Opposite / Antonyms

• relax

More specific

• extend
• stretch

Related

• tense
• tense up

Verb

become tense, nervous, or uneasy

Synonyms

• tense
• tense up

More generic

• change state
• turn

Opposite / Antonyms

• relax

Verb

increase the tension on

Synonyms

• tense

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Verb

become stretched or tense or taut

Synonyms

• strain
• tense

More generic

• tighten

Adjective

taut or rigid; stretched tight

Synonyms

• tense

Related

• overstrung
• taut
• tight

Opposite / Antonyms

• lax

Also See

• tight

Adjective

pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

Synonyms

• tense

Related

• constricted

Opposite / Antonyms

• lax

Adjective

in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

Synonyms

• tense

Related

• antsy
• aroused
• cliff-hanging
• edgy
• electric
• fidgety
• fretful
• high-strung
• highly strung
• isotonic
• itchy
• jittery
• jumpy
• nail-biting
• nervous
• nervy
• overstrung
• pumped
• pumped up
• pumped-up
• restive
• strained
• suspenseful
• suspensive
• taut
• unrelaxed
• uptight
• wired
• wound up

Opposite / Antonyms

• relaxed

Also See

• agitated
• uneasy

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