1. (noun) strain
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
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
Antonyms: unlax, relax, loosen up, make relaxed, unstrain, unwind
2. (noun) stress, strain
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Synonyms: tune, melody, focus, pains, straining, strain, melodic line, stress, tenseness, form, breed, tenor, tension, emphasis, var., air, variant, nisus, line, accent, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song
Antonyms: loosen up, unstrain, unlax, relax, unwind, make relaxed
3. (noun) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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, 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
Antonyms: unlax, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, relax, loosen up
4. (noun) strain, mental strain, nervous strain
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Synonyms: tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, line, strain, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song
Antonyms: make relaxed, unstrain, unlax, unwind, relax, loosen up
5. (noun) breed, strain, stock
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
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, strain, stress, ancestry, var., nisus, farm animal, blood, blood line
Antonyms: make relaxed, loosen up, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind
6. (noun) form, variant, strain, var.
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
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, strain, stress, anatomy, var., random variable, nisus, material body, manakin, build
Antonyms: loosen up, unwind, unstrain, make relaxed, unlax, relax
7. (noun) strain
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
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
Antonyms: unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, relax, unwind
8. (noun) tenor, strain
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
Synonyms: tune, melody, form, pains, straining, strain, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, nisus, line, tenor voice, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song
Antonyms: unwind, unlax, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, relax
9. (noun) striving, nisus, pains, strain
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
Synonyms: tune, pains, melody, form, breed, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, nisus, strain, tenor, var., air, variant, line, stock, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song
Antonyms: make relaxed, unlax, unwind, relax, loosen up, unstrain
10. (noun) strain, straining
an intense or violent exertion
Synonyms: tune, melody, form, pains, straining, striving, melodic line, stress, breed, tenor, twisting, torture, var., air, variant, distortion, overrefinement, line, strain, stock, nisus, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song
Antonyms: relax, loosen up, unstrain, unwind, unlax, make relaxed
11. (verb) song, strain
the act of singing
Synonyms: tune, vocal, form, pains, straining, strain, melody, stress, breed, tenor, var., air, variant, melodic phrase, line, call, nisus, melodic line, birdcall, stock, striving, nervous strain, birdsong, mental strain, song
Antonyms: unlax, relax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain
12. (verb) strive, reach, strain
to exert much effort or energy
Synonyms: touch, strive, progress to, strain, 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
Antonyms: unlax, unstrain, unwind, make relaxed, relax, loosen up
13. (verb) try, strain, stress
test the limits of
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, strain, adjudicate, render, prove, emphasise, distort, judge, taste, filtrate, attempt, accent, tense, stress, hear, assay, emphasize
Antonyms: relax, unwind, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, unlax
14. (verb) strain, extend
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
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, strain, stretch, stretch forth, pass, filter, reach out, distort, unfold, exsert, filtrate, gallop, expand, cover, prolong, tense, stress, tense up, hold out, broaden, puree
Antonyms: make relaxed, unstrain, loosen up, unlax, relax, unwind
15. (verb) sift, sieve, strain
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Synonyms: screen, separate out, reach, strain, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, screen out, try, sift, filter, extend, strive, sieve, filtrate, sort, distort, deform
Antonyms: loosen up, unstrain, relax, make relaxed, unwind, unlax
16. (verb) tense, strain, tense up
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Synonyms: sieve, separate out, reach, strain, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform
Antonyms: make relaxed, unwind, loosen up, relax, unstrain, unlax
17. (verb) strain, tense
become stretched or tense or taut
Synonyms: sieve, separate out, strain, filter out, tense up, reach, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform, stress
Antonyms: unlax, unstrain, make relaxed, relax, loosen up, unwind
18. (verb) filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out
remove by passing through a filter
Synonyms: sift, separate out, reach, strain, filter out, tense up, dribble, permeate, sink in, tense, try, filter, extend, puree, distort, strive, percolate, filtrate, trickle, sieve, deform, stress
Antonyms: unstrain, make relaxed, unwind, relax, unlax, loosen up
19. (verb) puree, strain
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
Synonyms: sieve, separate out, reach, strain, filter out, tense up, stress, puree, tense, try, sift, filter, extend, distort, strive, filtrate, deform
Antonyms: unwind, loosen up, relax, unlax, unstrain, make relaxed
20. (verb) deform, distort, strain
alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms: turn, warp, try, stress, strain, 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
Antonyms: relax, unwind, unlax, unstrain, make relaxed, loosen up
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Synonyms and Antonyms of strain 
