Antonyms for tensed

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : tens

Phonetic Transcription : tɛns

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for tensed

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