tense

Noun

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

hypernym	grammatical category syntactic category
hyponym	aorist continuous tense future future tense imperfect imperfect tense past past tense perfect perfect tense perfective perfective tense present present tense progressive progressive tense

tense

Adjective

taut or rigid; stretched tight

antonym

lax
derivation

tenseness tensity
also

tight
similar

overstrung taut tight
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

antonym

lax
domain topic

phonetics
similar

constricted

in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

antonym	relaxed
derivation	tenseness
also	agitated uneasy
similar	antsy aroused cliff-hanging edgy electric fidgety fretful high-strung highly strung isotonic itchy jittery jumpy nail-biting nervous nervy overstrung pumped pumped up pumped-up restive restless strained suspenseful suspensive taut unrelaxed uptight wired wound up

tense

Verb

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

synonym

strain tense up
antonym

relax
derivation

tension
other

tension
causes

tense tense up
hypernym

affect
hyponym

extend stretch
become tense, nervous, or uneasy

synonym

tense up
antonym

relax
derivation

tension tensor
other

tension tensor
hypernym

change state turn
is caused by

strain tense tense up
increase the tension on

derivation

tension tension
other

tension tension
hypernym

alter change modify
become stretched or tense or taut

synonym

strain
derivation

tension tension
other

tension tension
hypernym

tighten

tense vs affect tense vs agitated tense vs alter tense vs antsy tense vs aorist tense vs aroused tense vs change tense vs change state tense vs cliff-hanging tense vs constricted tense vs continuous tense tense vs edgy tense vs electric tense vs extend tense vs fidgety tense vs fretful tense vs future tense vs future tense tense vs grammatical category tense vs high-strung tense vs highly strung tense vs imperfect tense vs imperfect tense tense vs isotonic tense vs itchy tense vs jittery tense vs jumpy tense vs lax tense vs lax tense vs modify tense vs nail-biting tense vs nervous tense vs nervy tense vs overstrung tense vs overstrung tense vs past tense vs past tense tense vs perfect tense vs perfect tense tense vs perfective tense vs perfective tense tense vs present tense vs present tense tense vs progressive tense vs progressive tense tense vs pumped tense vs pumped up tense vs pumped-up tense vs relax tense vs relax tense vs relaxed tense vs restive tense vs restless tense vs strain tense vs strain tense vs strained tense vs stretch tense vs suspenseful tense vs suspensive tense vs syntactic category tense vs taut tense vs taut tense vs tense up tense vs tense up tense vs tenseness tense vs tenseness tense vs tension tense vs tension tense vs tension tense vs tension tense vs tension tense vs tension tense vs tensity tense vs tensor tense vs tight tense vs tight tense vs tighten tense vs turn tense vs uneasy tense vs unrelaxed tense vs uptight tense vs wired tense vs wound up

Other words that start with: “T”, “TE”, “TEN”, “TENS” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “NSE”, “ENSE”.

Other nouns that start with: “T”, “TE”, “TEN”, “TENS” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “NSE”, “ENSE”.

Other adjectives that start with: “T”, “TE”, “TEN”, “TENS” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “NSE”, “ENSE”.

Other verbs that start with: “T”, “TE”, “TEN”, “TENS” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “NSE”, “ENSE”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “TENSE”.

antonym	lax
derivation	tenseness tensity
also	tight
similar	overstrung taut tight

synonym	strain tense up
antonym	relax
derivation	tension
other	tension
causes	tense tense up
hypernym	affect
hyponym	extend stretch

synonym	tense up
antonym	relax
derivation	tension tensor
other	tension tensor
hypernym	change state turn
is caused by	strain tense tense up

derivation	tension tension
other	tension tension
hypernym	alter change modify

synonym	strain
derivation	tension tension
other	tension tension
hypernym	tighten