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Nouns (1)
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tense
n.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Verbs (3)
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tense up
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strain
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tense
v.
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
Adverbs (0)
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There are no items for this category
Adjectives (4)
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tense
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overwound
adj.
nervous, tense, jumpy; "She felt nervous and overwound before her presentation."
tense
adj.
taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
tense
adj.
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Fuzzynyms (4)
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nervous
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spooky
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flighty
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skittish
adj.
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Synonyms (7)
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squirrelly
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jumpy
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squirrely
adj.
(informal) eccentric, jumpy, or reticent; "The witness acted very squirrelly during testimony and fidgeted constantly in his seat."
nervous
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spooky
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flighty
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skittish
adj.
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Antonyms (14)
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make relaxed
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loosen up
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unlax
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unstrain
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unwind
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relax
v.
cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
make relaxed
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loosen up
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unlax
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unstrain
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unwind
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relax
v.
cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
lax
adj.
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
lax
adj.
pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
tense
Parts Of Speech
Nouns
1
Verbs
3
Adverbs
0
Adjectives
4
Relationships
Fuzzynyms
4
Synonyms
7
Antonyms
14