strains

NOUN

pain, due to exertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache anxiety bruise burden injury pressure sprain stress tension

STRONG

brunt constriction effort endeavor exertion force jerk pull stretch struggle tautness tensity twist wrench

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid calmness ease health help peace relaxation relief

STRONG

idleness laziness

WEAK

wellness

NOUN

ancestry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breed

STRONG

blood descent extraction family lineage pedigree race species stock

Antonyms

WEAK

health wellness

NOUN

suggestion, hint

Synonyms

STRONG

humor manner mind shade spirit streak style suspicion temper tendency tinge tone touch trace trait vein way

WEAK

soupçon

Antonyms

STRONG

information lot

WEAK

health wellness

NOUN

melody

Synonyms

STRONG

air descant diapason lay measure song tune warble

Antonyms

WEAK

health wellness

VERB

stretch, often to limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

injure sprain tear tighten twist weaken

STRONG

constrict distend distort drive exert extend fatigue overexert overtax overwork pull push rack task tauten tax tire wrench

WEAK

draw tight push to the limit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

contract discourage dissuade energize refresh release repress shrink unburden

WEAK

calm compress concentrate idle laze placate rest soothe

VERB

work very hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

try

STRONG

endeavor exert grind hammer hustle labor moil plug push strive struggle sweat toll

WEAK

bear down go all out go for broke peg away

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide idle ignore laze procrastinate

WEAK

calm compress concentrate placate rest soothe

VERB

filter

Synonyms

STRONG

exude percolate purify refine riddle screen seep separate sieve sift

Antonyms

STRONG

corrupt dirty pollute

WEAK

calm compress concentrate idle laze placate rest soothe

VERB

cause mental stress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

trouble try

STRONG

distress harass hassle irk pain push stress

WEAK

pick at

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist help please

WEAK

calm compress concentrate idle laze placate rest soothe

Example Sentences

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"We've converted vaccine development from being reactive to being future proof. Our vaccines will continue to provide protection against viruses even as they mutate into new strains," said Heeney.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Second, they cause particular strains to small businesses — enabling large companies to further expand their power in an industry.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Speaking after a final-day victory over Everton clinched Tottenham's Premier League survival, Venkatesham discussed the emotional strains of a relegation battle that went to the season's closing minutes.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Bundibugyo is one of four species or strains of Ebola known to infect humans, named after a mountainous district in Uganda where the first outbreak took place in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But rice had been domesticated in warm southern China and spread only slowly northward to much cooler Korea, because it took a long time to develop new, cold-resistant strains of rice.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond