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tense, adj.
more info taut or rigid; stretched tight
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tense

sample sentences

"tense piano strings"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
tenseness tensity
antonym
lax
semantic pointers
also see
tight
similar to
overstrung taut, tight
more info pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
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tense
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antonym
lax
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domain of synset (topic)
phonetics
similar to
constricted
more info in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
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tense
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
tenseness
antonym
relaxed
semantic pointers
also see
agitated uneasy
similar to
wound up, aroused cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive, nail-biting taut antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy edgy, restive, jumpy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, nervy, overstrung, uptight electric isotonic nervous strained unrelaxed pumped-up, pumped up, pumped, wired