TENSIONED Synonyms

• lacking natural ease

• showing signs of mental and emotional tension

• lacking spontaneity; not natural

• struggling for effect

• bearing a stress or accent

• suffering severe physical strain or distress

• (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

• extended or spread over a wide area or distance

• pulled or drawn tight

• subjected to great tension; stretched tight

• closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• of such close construction as to be impermeable

• firmly or closely

• in an attentive manner

• pulled or drawn tight

• set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration

• pressed tightly together

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

• of textiles

• securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• very drunk

• exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

• demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

• packed closely together

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• special emphasis attached to something

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• test the limits of

• to suffer from stress

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• lack of movement or room for movement

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• feelings of hostility that are not manifest