1. (adj) tense
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Antonyms: limp, loose-jointed, laid-back, relaxed, loose, sagging, lax, tensionless, floppy, drooping, unstrained, mellow, droopy, slack, degage, loosen up, unstrain, slow down, relax, unwind, make relaxed, decompress, unlax, unbend
2. (adj) tense
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Antonyms: loose-jointed, slack, drooping, lax, droopy, degage, mellow, limp, sagging, floppy, loose, relaxed, tensionless, laid-back, unstrained, unwind, decompress, relax, unlax, loosen up, unbend, unstrain, slow down, make relaxed
3. (adj) tense
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Antonyms: droopy, loose-jointed, sagging, lax, degage, loose, slack, unstrained, limp, floppy, mellow, laid-back, relaxed, drooping, tensionless, relax, unlax, unwind, unbend, unstrain, loosen up, make relaxed, slow down, decompress
4. (verb) tense
taut or rigid; stretched tight
Antonyms: slack, lax, droopy, limp, loose-jointed, unstrained, relaxed, drooping, sagging, laid-back, degage, mellow, loose, floppy, tensionless, unwind, make relaxed, relax, decompress, unstrain, slow down, unbend, unlax, loosen up
5. (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: limp, loose-jointed, relaxed, mellow, drooping, droopy, unstrained, floppy, degage, laid-back, lax, slack, sagging, loose, tensionless, loosen up, unwind, relax, unbend, make relaxed, unstrain, slow down, unlax, decompress
6. (verb) tense
increase the tension on
Synonyms: strain, tense up
Antonyms: lax, limp, tensionless, floppy, relaxed, mellow, slack, loose, droopy, unstrained, laid-back, loose-jointed, sagging, degage, drooping, slow down, relax, loosen up, unlax, unwind, decompress, unstrain, make relaxed, unbend
7. (verb) tense, tense up
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
Synonyms: tense, strain, tense up
Antonyms: sagging, lax, floppy, degage, loose-jointed, laid-back, limp, mellow, unstrained, slack, relaxed, drooping, tensionless, droopy, loose, unwind, slow down, make relaxed, relax, decompress, loosen up, unlax, unbend, unstrain
8. (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: relaxed, sagging, lax, droopy, limp, loose, floppy, laid-back, drooping, mellow, tensionless, slack, unstrained, degage, loose-jointed, unbend, unstrain, slow down, unlax, unwind, decompress, relax, make relaxed, loosen up
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Synonyms and Antonyms of tense 
