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straining

ADJECTIVE

impatient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious eager irritable keen restless testy thirsty

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque chafing choleric curt demanding dying to edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible itchy on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor ripe snappy sudden unforbearing unindulgent vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

controlled easygoing enduring forbearing laid-back patient tolerant waiting willing

ADJECTIVE

reaching

Synonyms

STRONG

extending grasping lunging stretching touching

WEAK

feeling for making for outstretching

ADJECTIVE

unforbearing

Synonyms

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy anxious appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque chafing choleric curt demanding dying to eager edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible irritable itchy keen on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor restless ripe snappy sudden testy thirsty unindulgent vehement violent

NOUN

push

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance assault attack drive effort offensive thrust

STRONG

bearing blow butt charge driving energy exerting exertion forcing impact jolt lean mass nudge onset poke prod propulsion shove shoving thrusting weight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hesitation

STRONG

idleness laziness

WEAK

discouragement disinterest pull

NOUN

tension

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pressure strain stress

STRONG

balance constriction force rigidity stiffness stretching tautness tenseness tensity

WEAK

astriction

Antonyms

WEAK

calmness contentedness ease limpness looseness peace relaxation slack

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Big Tech companies, including Alphabet, plan to spend $750 billion on artificial intelligence data centers in 2026, straining cash flows.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Americans straining to pay off their debt have flooded credit-counseling agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Australian motorists are buying electric vehicles and other clean-energy cars at pace as fuel prices surge, straining the retail-supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The dogs milled around, straining at their tethers, snapping and snarling at one another.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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