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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
Relations with Bangladesh's largest neighbour, India, have been tense since Hasina found shelter in Delhi.
It comes as Tanzania is preparing to hold general elections amid a tense environment.
During a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 16, Patel testified that his agency had “no credible information” to suggest Epstein trafficked girls to friends or associates.
What had been a raucous crowd earlier in the night suddenly grew tense.
The tense silence will be the first of several battles of will between the two men, neither willing to yield.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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