Antonyms for unrelaxed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-lakst

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlækst

Definition of unrelaxed

Origin : late 14c., "to make (something) less compact or dense," from Old French relaschier "set free; soften; reduce" (14c.), from Latin relaxare "relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose," from re- "back" (see re-) + laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Of persons, "to become less formal," from 1837. Meaning "decrease tension" is from early 15c.; intransitive sense of "to become less tense" is recorded from 1935. Related: Relaxed; relaxing.

As in stiff : adj formal, standoffish
As in strained : adj forced, pretended
As in ill (at ease) : adj uncomfortable
As in ill at ease : adj not feeling at ease

Example sentences :

Mr. Prawle regarded her with an unrelaxed and very fervid scrutiny.
Extract from : « The Adventures of a Widow » by Edgar Fawcett

"She knows when to give up," he answered, with unrelaxed scrutiny.
Extract from : « Dr. Breen's Practice » by William Dean Howells

Against Mrs. Poyntz, above all others, I bore a remembrance of unrelaxed, unmitigable indignation.
Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

His attentive attitude was unrelaxed, his smile was as deferential as before, but this morning he found a less responsive guest.
Extract from : « Max » by Katherine Cecil Thurston

His grave and venerable form is even now before us—that air of patient attention, of grave deliberation, of unrelaxed firmness.
Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton

However, though she did not again disturb Ellen's curls, she glowered at her with furtive but unrelaxed hostility over her book.
Extract from : « The Portion of Labor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

For a minute she sat quite straight and unrelaxed, then she settled back a little—a little more.
Extract from : « Rebecca Mary » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

A glance at the grim, unrelaxed, and unrelenting visage of the bar-keeper decides him.
Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid

The place won in the struggle by an industrial people can only be held by unrelaxed endeavor and constant advance in achievement.
Extract from : « Messages and Papers of William McKinley V.2. » by William McKinley

It was a contest so determined, so unrelaxed, so deadly, so inveterate that you might have slept between its encounters.
Extract from : « The Colour of Life » by Alice Meynell

Synonyms for unrelaxed

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