Tense


Synonyms for tense
adj tight, stretched

strained
firm

close
stiff

rigid
taut

Antonyms for tense

limp
limpid
laid-back
uncaring

flexible
loose
soft
relaxed

slack
calm
easy-going

Synonyms
adj under stress, pressure

nervous
shaky
strained
edgy
anxious
uneasy
apprehensive
agitated
jittery
restive
excited
wired

shot
wreck
concerned
moved
worried
moving
worrying
beside oneself
fidgety
high-strung
hung up
jumpy

nerve-racking
on edge
overwrought
queasy
restless
uptight
unquiet
stressful
unnerved
clutched
choked
bundle of nerves

fluttery
hyper
in a tizzy
keyed up
nervous wreck
overanxious
shot to pieces
strung out
up the wall
white knuckled
wound up

Antonyms

unafraid
composed
laid-back
untroubled
limp

limpid
uncaring
calm
unworried
easy-going

happy
loose
relaxed
slack

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