Synonyms of the word

strained

• adj. Forced through a strainer.
• adj. Under tension; tense.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of strain.

affected

• adj. Influenced or changed by something.
• adj. Simulated in order to impress.
• adj. Emotionally moved; touched.
• adj. (algebra, archaic) adfected.
• adj. Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
• adj. artificial, stilted.
• n. Someone affected, as by a disease.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of affect.

agonistic

• adj. Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
• adj. (zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
• adj. (rhetoric) Argumentative, combative.
• adj. (pharmacology) Pertaining to an agonist.

awkward

• adv. (obsolete) In a backwards direction.
• adj. Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
• adj. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
• adj. Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
• adj. Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.
• n. Someone or something that is awkward.

constrained

• v. simple past tense and past participle of constrain.
• adj. Kept within close bounds; confined.

forced

• v. simple past tense and past participle of force.
• adj. Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
• adj. Opened or accessed using force.

labored

• v. simple past tense and past participle of labor.
• adj. Of an action that is difficult to perform.

laboured

• v. simple past tense and past participle of labour.
• adj. Of an action that is difficult to perform.
• adj. Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

tense

• n. (grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs…
• n. (linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
• n. (linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of…
• v. (grammar, transitive) To apply a tense to.
• adj. Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
• adj. Pulled taut, without any slack.
• v. To make or become tense.

unnatural

• adj. Not natural.
• adj. Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere.
• adj. Going against nature; perverse.