1. (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: effortless
2. (adj) distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Synonyms: overrefinement, straining, strain, torturing, spin, twist, optical aberration, twisting, aberration, whirl, twirl, distortion, deformation, agony, torture, distorted shape, anguish, torment
Antonyms: effortless
3. (adj) arduous, straining, strenuous
taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Synonyms: toilsome, heavy, strenuous, laborious, punishing, hard, operose, arduous, grueling, backbreaking, straining, gruelling
Antonyms: effortless
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Synonyms for straining 
