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Antonyms for strain
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  1. strain

    Antonyms:
    loosen, relax, remit, slacken, thicken, incrassate, inspissate, befoul

    Synonyms:
    stretch, tighten, force, exert, filter, filtrate, percolate, depurate, purify, clarify, defecate, lixiviate

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  1. strainnoun

    (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

    Antonyms:
    unlax, relax, loosen up, make relaxed, unstrain, unwind

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  2. stress, strainnoun

    difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

    "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson

    Antonyms:
    loosen up, unstrain, unlax, relax, unwind, make relaxed

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, focus, pains, straining, melodic line, stress, tenseness, form, breed, tenor, tension, emphasis, var., air, variant, nisus, line, accent, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  3. tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrasenoun

    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

    "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

    Antonyms:
    unlax, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, relax, loosen up

    Synonyms:
    aviation, personal credit line, cable, business, billet, stemma, tenor, stress, variant, ancestry, agate line, lineage, crinkle, stock, telephone circuit, pains, seam, breeze, bloodline, melodic phrase, air travel, demarcation, course, crease, melodic line, air, zephyr, short letter, nervous strain, line of products, job, assembly line, contrast, nisus, aura, product line, straining, line of work, blood, bank line, line of merchandise, rail line, personal line of credit, form, melody, song, mental strain, dividing line, transmission line, breed, airwave, line of descent, argumentation, channel, logical argument, phone line, furrow, atmosphere, parentage, wrinkle, descent, blood line, gentle wind, tonal pattern, occupation, line of business, var., pedigree, pipeline, line of credit, line, business line, railway line, striving, subscriber line, origin, communication channel, telephone line, credit line, production line, line of reasoning, tune, note, argument

  4. strain, mental strain, nervous strainnoun

    (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

    "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

    Antonyms:
    make relaxed, unstrain, unlax, unwind, relax, loosen up

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  5. breed, strain, stocknoun

    a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

    "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

    Antonyms:
    make relaxed, loosen up, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind

    Synonyms:
    neckcloth, parentage, pedigree, gillyflower, striving, breed, melodic line, caudex, straining, fund, inventory, melodic phrase, mental strain, tenor, form, descent, stemma, nervous strain, pains, stock certificate, stock, melody, variant, lineage, livestock, broth, origin, tune, line, line of descent, store, song, gunstock, air, bloodline, stress, ancestry, var., nisus, farm animal, blood, blood line

  6. form, variant, strain, var.noun

    (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

    "a new strain of microorganisms"

    Antonyms:
    loosen up, unwind, unstrain, make relaxed, unlax, relax

    Synonyms:
    course, air, figure, flesh, breed, song, frame, shape, kind, conformation, striving, sort, chassis, physical body, straining, chance variable, soma, variation, discrepancy, human body, melodic phrase, mental strain, tenor, contour, grade, cast, form, mannikin, mannequin, physique, phase, melodic line, variance, word form, version, stochastic variable, stock, configuration, class, nervous strain, variant, variate, tune, pattern, bod, signifier, melody, edition, pains, descriptor, line, manikin, variety, stress, anatomy, var., random variable, nisus, material body, manakin, build

  7. strainnoun

    injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

    Antonyms:
    unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, relax, unwind

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  8. tenor, strainnoun

    the general meaning or substance of an utterance

    "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

    Antonyms:
    unwind, unlax, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, relax

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, form, pains, straining, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, nisus, line, tenor voice, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  9. striving, nisus, pains, strainnoun

    an effortful attempt to attain a goal

    Antonyms:
    make relaxed, unlax, unwind, relax, loosen up, unstrain

    Synonyms:
    tune, pains, melody, form, breed, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, nisus, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  10. strain, strainingnoun

    an intense or violent exertion

    Antonyms:
    relax, loosen up, unstrain, unwind, unlax, make relaxed

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, twisting, torture, var., air, variant, distortion, overrefinement, line, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  11. song, strainverb

    the act of singing

    "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

    Antonyms:
    unlax, relax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

    Synonyms:
    tune, vocal, form, pains, straining, melody, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, melodic phrase, line, call, nisus, melodic line, birdcall, stock, striving, nervous strain, birdsong, mental strain, song

  12. strive, reach, strainverb

    to exert much effort or energy

    "straining our ears to hear"

    Antonyms:
    unlax, unstrain, unwind, make relaxed, relax, loosen up

    Synonyms:
    touch, strive, progress to, try, hit, arrive at, pass on, attain, filter out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, get hold of, make, extend, get to, gain, give, distort, filter, separate out, achieve, endeavour, pass, deform, reach out, tense up, turn over, accomplish, contact, endeavor, tense, filtrate, stress, extend to, get through, hand

  13. try, strain, stressverb

    test the limits of

    "You are trying my patience!"

    Antonyms:
    relax, unwind, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, unlax

    Synonyms:
    punctuate, strive, tense up, deform, try, sample, essay, filter out, test, try out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, examine, extend, seek, try on, filter, accentuate, separate out, adjudicate, render, prove, emphasise, distort, judge, taste, filtrate, attempt, accent, tense, stress, hear, assay, emphasize

  14. strain, extendverb

    use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

    "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

    Antonyms:
    make relaxed, unstrain, loosen up, unlax, relax, unwind

    Synonyms:
    strive, deform, try, widen, run, filter out, lead, continue, sift, reach, sieve, poke out, extend, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, go, separate out, stretch, stretch forth, pass, filter, reach out, distort, unfold, exsert, filtrate, gallop, expand, cover, prolong, tense, stress, tense up, hold out, broaden, puree

  15. sift, sieve, strainverb

    separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

    "sift the flour"

    Antonyms:
    loosen up, unstrain, relax, make relaxed, unwind, unlax

    Synonyms:
    screen, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, screen out, try, sift, filter, extend, strive, sieve, filtrate, sort, distort, deform

  16. tense, strain, tense upverb

    cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

    "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

    Antonyms:
    make relaxed, unwind, loosen up, relax, unstrain, unlax

    Synonyms:
    sieve, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform

  17. strain, tenseverb

    become stretched or tense or taut

    "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

    Antonyms:
    unlax, unstrain, make relaxed, relax, loosen up, unwind

    Synonyms:
    sieve, separate out, filter out, tense up, reach, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform, stress

  18. filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter outverb

    remove by passing through a filter

    "filter out the impurities"

    Antonyms:
    unstrain, make relaxed, unwind, relax, unlax, loosen up

    Synonyms:
    sift, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, dribble, permeate, sink in, tense, try, filter, extend, puree, distort, strive, percolate, filtrate, trickle, sieve, deform, stress

  19. puree, strainverb

    rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

    "puree the vegetables for the baby"

    Antonyms:
    unwind, loosen up, relax, unlax, unstrain, make relaxed

    Synonyms:
    sieve, separate out, reach, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform

  20. deform, distort, strainverb

    alter the shape of (something) by stress

    "His body was deformed by leprosy"

    Antonyms:
    relax, unwind, unlax, unstrain, make relaxed, loosen up

    Synonyms:
    turn, warp, try, stress, filter out, tense up, reach, wring, bend, tense, extend, color, twist, sift, separate out, filter, colour, falsify, puree, garble, strive, filtrate, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, sieve, change shape, change form, distort

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  1. strainnoun

    Synonyms:
    pedigree, race, lineage, extraction, sort, kind, overexertion, effort, tension, intension, tune, melody, style, manner

  2. strainverb

    Synonyms:
    stretch, tighten, sprain, wrench, percolate, filter, defecate, filtrate, overtask, overwork

How to use strain in a sentence?

  1. Andy Kim:

    When you have fewer ISR capabilities and fewer strike capabilities, it's inherently going to put strain on what they can target, so they would certainly want to try to narrow that to their top priorities, to make sure that it's being utilized in the most effective way.

  2. Tom Inglesby:

    Creating a system that can scale 50 to 60 times is challenging. We are working to meet that challenge, but it's just really important to understand that this virus that we are working against now -- this strain of virus -- is moving and has accelerated in a way that was very different even from Delta and certainly from the world before Delta.

  3. Del Potro:

    After the medical examinations today, it has been determined that I have suffered a groin strain (grade 1) in Rome, i have started to do rehab and will evaluate the situation in the upcoming days to decide whether I can play the French Open.

  4. John Updike:

    The founding fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called education. School is where you go between when your parents can't take you and industry can't take you.

  5. Jim Versalovic:

    The problem is that with so many children and adults infected, even if the percent hospitalization rate is lower, we could see more children hospitalized over a very short period of time, and that certainly puts a strain on our health care resources.

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