Synonyms for unrelaxed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-lakst |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlækst |
Top 10 synonyms for unrelaxed Other synonyms for the word unrelaxed
- angular
- anxious
- apprehensive
- artificial
- at end of rope
- austere
- awkward
- ceremonious
- constrained
- difficult
- discomfited
- disquieted
- disturbed
- doubtful
- edgy
- false
- faltering
- farfetched
- fidgety
- forced
- hard put
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- hesitant
- in a state
- inflexible
- insecure
- intractable
- labored
- mannered
- nervous
- nervous wreck
- obstinate
- on edge
- on pins and needles
- on tenterhooks
- out of place
- pertinacious
- pompous
- priggish
- prim
- punctilious
- relentless
- restless
- self-conscious
- shy
- starchy
- stilted
- strung out
- stubborn
- suspicious
- taut
- uncomfortable
- uneasy
- ungainly
- unglued
- ungraceful
- unnatural
- unrelaxed
- unrelenting
- unsettled
- unsure
- uptight
- wreck
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unrelaxed
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