Synonyms of the word

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.

affect

• v. (transitive) To influence or alter.
• v. (transitive) To move to emotion.
• v. (transitive) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
• v. (transitive, archaic) To dispose or incline.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To tend to by affinity or disposition.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To assign; to appoint.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To aim for, to try to obtain.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
• v. (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display…
• n. (obsolete) One's mood or inclination; mental state.
• n. (obsolete) A desire, an appetite.
• n. (psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion,…

agitated

• v. simple past tense and past participle of agitate.
• adj. Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
• adj. (of a solution or substance) Violently and chaotically moving around, such as because of being shaken.

alter

• v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
• v. (intransitive) To become different.
• v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
• v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

aroused

• v. simple past tense and past participle of arouse.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

constricted

• v. simple past tense and past participle of constrict.

edgy

• adj. nervous, apprehensive.
• adj. (entertainment, advertising) creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
• adj. (entertainment, advertising) on the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good…
• adj. (dated) irritable.
• adj. (art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
• adj. (of a knife or blade) Sharp.
• adj. (slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.

electric

• adj. Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
• adj. Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
• adj. Being emotionally thrilling; electrifying.
• adj. Drawing electricity from an external source; not battery-operated; corded.
• n. (informal, uncountable) Electricity.
• n. (rare, countable) An electric car.
• n. (archaic) A substance or object which can be electrified; an insulator or non-conductor, like amber or…

high-strung

• adj. Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.

isotonic

• adj. (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure.
• adj. (of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
• adj. (of two muscles) having equal tension.
• adj. (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle…

jittery

• adj. nervy, jumpy, on edge.
• adj. Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.

jumpy

• adj. Nervous and excited.

modify

• v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
• v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

nail-biting

• adj. That causes nervous anticipation or suspense.

nervous

• adj. Easily agitated or alarmed; on edge or edgy.
• adj. Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
• adj. Relating to or affecting the nerves.
• adj. (obscure) Of a piece of writing: forceful, powerful.

nervy

• adj. (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
• adj. (Britain) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
• adj. (archaic) Strong; sinewy.
• adj. (technical) jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

overstrung

• adj. Excessively tense or nervous.
• adj. Strung too tightly.

pumped

• v. simple past tense and past participle of pump.
• adj. (slang) Pumped up.

pumped-up

• adj. (of a tyre etc) inflated.
• adj. (of water) raised by pumping.
• adj. (of a person) tense with excitement or enthusiasm.

restive

• adj. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
• adj. Resistant to control; stubborn.
• adj. Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

strain

• n. (obsolete) Treasure.
• n. (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
• n. (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
• n. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
• n. A tendency or disposition.
• n. (literary) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the…
• n. (biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
• n. (music) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement,…
• n. (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
• v. (obsolete) To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be…
• v. (obsolete) To hold tightly, to clasp.
• v. To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
• v. To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
• v. To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
• v. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what…
• v. To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
• v. (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
• v. (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
• v. To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
• v. To urge with importunity; to press.
• n. The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
• n. A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
• n. An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
• n. (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering…
• n. (obsolete) The track of a deer.

strained

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

suspenseful

• adj. Inducing suspense.

suspensive

• adj. (chiefly law) That suspends (temporarily stops).
• adj. Characterized by suspense; suspenseful.

taut

• adj. Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
• adj. Experiencing stress or anxiety.
• adj. Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.

tight

• adj. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
• adj. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass…
• adj. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
• adj. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
• adj. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
• adj. (slang, British (regional)) Mean; unfair; unkind.
• adj. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
• adj. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
• adj. (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
• adj. (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
• adv. Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
• adv. Soundly.
• v. (obsolete) To tighten.

tighten

• v. (transitive) To make tighter.
• v. (intransitive) To become tighter.
• v. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
• v. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

turn

• v. (heading) Non-linear physical movement.
• v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
• v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
• v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
• v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
• v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
• v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
• v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which…
• v. (archaic) To translate.
• n. A change of direction or orientation.
• n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to…
• n. A single loop of a coil.
• n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
• n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
• n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
• n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the…
• n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
• n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
• n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
• n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
• n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
• n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
• n. A deed done to another.
• n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
• n. Character; personality; nature.
• n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
• n. (circus) A short skit, act, or routine.

uneasy

• adj. (rare) Not easy; difficult.
• adj. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
• adj. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful.
• adj. Causing discomfort or constraint.

unrelaxed

• adj. Not relaxed.

uptight

• adj. (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
• adj. Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.
• adj. (colloquial) Sexually repressed.
• adj. (colloquial) Unfriendly and rude.
• n. (colloquial) An uptight person.

wired

• adj. Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment;…
• adj. Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
• adj. Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.
• adj. (slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.
• adj. (poker slang) A pair in seven card stud with one face up and one face down.
• adj. (poker slang) Three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.
• adj. (informal, of people or communities) Connected to the Internet; online.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of wire.