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tense |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tense 1 of 4 senses of tense Sense 4 tense, strain, tense up => crick => stretch, extend Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tense 1 of 4 senses of tense Sense 4 tense, strain, tense up => crick => stretch, extend => spread-eagle => crane, stretch out Entailment of verb tense Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tense 4 senses of tense Sense 1 strain, tense => tighten Sense 2 tense => change, alter Sense 3 tense, tense up => change state, turn Sense 4 tense, strain, tense up => affect Familiarity of verb tense tense used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tense Sense 1 strain, tense => tighten -------------- Sense 2 tense => change, alter -------------- Sense 3 tense, tense up => change state, turn -------------- Sense 4 tense, strain, tense up => affect -------------- Grep of noun tense continuous tense false pretense future perfect tense future progressive tense future tense geranium pratense imperfect tense past perfect tense past progressive tense past tense perfect tense perfective tense phleum pratense pluferfect tense present perfect tense present progressive tense present tense pretense progressive tense tense tense system tenseness trifolium pratense Overview of noun tense The noun tense has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) tense -- (a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time) Overview of verb tense The verb tense has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. strain, tense -- (stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope") 2. tense -- (increase the tension on "tense a rope") 3. tense, tense up -- (become tense or tenser; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room") 4. tense, strain, tense up -- (make tense) Overview of adj tense The adj tense has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tense -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension) 2. tense -- ((phonetics) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')) 3. tense -- (taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings") Antonyms of adj tense 3 senses of tense Sense 1 tense (vs. relaxed) relaxed (vs. tense), at ease => degage => easygoing, laid-back, mellow => unstrained Sense 2 tense (vs. lax) lax (vs. tense) Sense 3 tense (vs. lax) lax (vs. tense) => drooping, droopy, sagging => floppy => loose, slack => loose-jointed => relaxed => tensionless Similarity of adj tense 3 senses of tense Sense 1 tense (vs. relaxed) => aroused, wound up => cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive, nail-biting => drawn, taut => edgy, high-strung, highly strung, in suspense(prenominal), jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight => electric => isotonic => nervous => strained => unrelaxed => pumped-up(postnominal), pumped up(prenominal), pumped(prenominal), wired Also See-> agitated#1; uneasy#1 Sense 2 tense (vs. lax) => constricted Sense 3 tense (vs. lax) => overstrung => taut, tight Also See-> tight#1 Attributes of adj tense Familiarity of adj tense tense used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj tense intense tense tensed Overview of noun tense The noun tense has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) tense -- (a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time) Overview of verb tense The verb tense has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. strain, tense -- (stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope") 2. tense -- (increase the tension on "tense a rope") 3. tense, tense up -- (become tense or tenser; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room") 4. tense, strain, tense up -- (make tense) Overview of adj tense The adj tense has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tense -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension) 2. tense -- ((phonetics) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')) 3. tense -- (taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings")
tense definition
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