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tensest |
Overview of adj tense The adj tense has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tense -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension) 2. tense -- ((phonetics) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')) 3. tense -- (taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings") Antonyms of adj tense 3 senses of tense Sense 1 tense (vs. relaxed) relaxed (vs. tense), at ease => degage => easygoing, laid-back, mellow => unstrained Sense 2 tense (vs. lax) lax (vs. tense) Sense 3 tense (vs. lax) lax (vs. tense) => drooping, droopy, sagging => floppy => loose, slack => loose-jointed => relaxed => tensionless Similarity of adj tense 3 senses of tense Sense 1 tense (vs. relaxed) => aroused, wound up => cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive, nail-biting => drawn, taut => edgy, high-strung, highly strung, in suspense(prenominal), jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight => electric => isotonic => nervous => strained => unrelaxed => pumped-up(postnominal), pumped up(prenominal), pumped(prenominal), wired Also See-> agitated#1; uneasy#1 Sense 2 tense (vs. lax) => constricted Sense 3 tense (vs. lax) => overstrung => taut, tight Also See-> tight#1 Attributes of adj tense Familiarity of adj tense tense used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj tense intense tense tensed Overview of adj tense The adj tense has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tense -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension) 2. tense -- ((phonetics) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')) 3. tense -- (taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings")
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