💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tensing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| uptightnoun | (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. |
| tightverb | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| suspenseful | Inducing suspense. |
| tautverb | (also figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| suspensive | Characterized by suspense; suspenseful |
| tense upverb | (intransitive, informal) To become tense. |
| strainnoun | (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one. |
| strained | Under tension; tense. |
| pumped up | (informal) Excited, particularly due to anticipation. |
| wired | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires. |
| overstrung | Excessively tense or nervous |
| restive | Impatient under delay, duress, or control. |
| high-strung | (informal, idiomatic) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. |
| nervy | (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen. |
| electricnoun | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical. |
| jumpy | Nervous and excited. |
| edgy | (figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. |
| jittery | nervy, jumpy, on edge |
| unrelaxed | Not relaxed |
| drawn | (of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard. |
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