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  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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