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Synonyms for tensed
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : tens |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɛns |
Top 10 synonyms for tensed Other synonyms for the word tensed
- afflict
- anneal
- anxious
- arch
- astringe
- bend
- benumb
- bind
- bow
- brace
- burden
- cake
- candy
- cement
- chill
- choke
- clench
- close
- clot
- coagulate
- compress
- concentrate
- condense
- confine
- congeal
- constringe
- contract
- cramp
- crunch
- crush
- crystallize
- curb
- curdle
- curve
- distend
- draw in
- draw together
- fasten
- firm
- fix
- force
- frazzled
- freeze
- fret
- gel
- grip
- harden
- hassle
- hump
- inflate
- inspissate
- jell
- jelly
- lean
- limit
- nervous
- ossify
- overdo
- overextend
- petrify
- pinch
- precipitate
- pressure
- prop
- pull
- put in traction
- put on trial
- restrain
- restrict
- rigidify
- screw
- scrooch down
- secure
- set
- shrink
- spring
- squeeze
- starch
- steady
- strain
- strained
- strangle
- strangulate
- stretch
- tauten
- tense
- tense up
- tensed
- thicken
- tighten
- toughen
- traumatize
- tuck
- unnerved
- worried
- worry
Définition of tensed
Origin :- "to make tense," 1670s, from tense (adj.); intransitive sense of "to become tense" (often tense up) is recorded from 1946. Related: Tensed; tensing.
- As in stressed out : adj affected mentally
- As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
- As in stress : verb put under physical or mental pressure
- As in tighten : verb constrict
- As in constrict : verb inhibit
- As in hunch : verb cower, crouch
- She stood a little drooping and shaken, where for a moment she had been erect and tensed.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He tensed, straining his ears for any movement that might locate the hidden foe.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Lee tensed as he saw that she was smiling now; and she opened her eyes.
- Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
- Unconsciously, he tensed the muscles of his six feet of lean, hard body.
- Extract from : « The Pygmy Planet » by John Stewart Williamson
- Facing him across the platform were two lions, tensed as if to leap.
- Extract from : « The Hunters » by William Morrison
- For a second, she tensed, while he waited, grinning down at her.
- Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
- Bart tensed; he had wondered how he'd get hidden inside, but he asked, "Not locked?"
- Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Delcamp asked, more than half jealously, and Belle tensed her muscles.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- He tensed his muscles to leap at Garlock, to find that he could not move.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Dennis tensed, his eyes widened, and he got to his feet and stood swaying.
- Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman
Antonyms for tensed
- aid
- allow
- attenuate
- calm
- comfort
- compress
- concentrate
- dilute
- dissolve
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- free
- give
- heat
- help
- increase
- lengthen
- let go
- liberate
- liquefy
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- melt
- open
- placate
- reduce
- relax
- relaxed
- release
- separate
- soften
- soothe
- stand
- straighten
- stretch
- thin
- uncompress
- unfasten
- unfix
- untie
- weaken
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