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tense
adjective as in tight, stretched
adjective as in under stress, pressure
Strongest matches
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, edgy, excited, jittery, nervous, restive, shaky, strained, stressful, uneasy
Strong matches
choked, clutched, concerned, moved, moving, shot, unnerved, wired, worried, worrying, wreck
Weak matches
beside oneself, bundle of nerves, fidgety, fluttery, high-strung, hung up, hyper, in a tizzy, jumpy, nerve-racking, nervous wreck, on edge, overanxious, overwrought, queasy, restless, shot to pieces, strung-out, unquiet, up the wall, uptight, white knuckled, wound-up
Example Sentences
“You were always a bit afraid, wondering if the place was safe, if it was secure. You were always tense, always on edge.”
"I hear the word alcohol and I'm tense, I'm shaking, I'm really anxious," she said.
Technological prowess is also increasingly viewed as key to national security in a tense geopolitical climate.
The third episode of The Celebrity Traitors has taken place, and veteran British actress Celia Imrie releasing wind at a tense point in the game was one of the moments that got viewers talking.
The situation was "tense" and more casualties were being taken to hospital, he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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