TENSED Antonyms

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

• wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• free of trouble and worry and care

• cheerfully irresponsible

• posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

• free from worry or anxiety

• with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• not hurried or forced

• affording pleasure

• having little impact

• readily exploited or tricked

• in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

• marked by moderate steepness

• affording comfort

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• less in demand and therefore readily obtainable

• obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally

• not strict

• unhurried and relaxed

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

• without restraint

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

• not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• completely clear and fine

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• reverse the winding or twisting of

• separate the tangles of

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• cause to feel relaxed

• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

• lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• emptying easily or excessively

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast