tension
(ten-sion)
2 syllables
Definition
noun. 1 the act of stretching or state of being stretched; strain; 2 physical mental or emotional strain
Example Sentence
There is a lot of tension on the rope.
Synonyms
pressure; fear; nervous; anxious; jittery
Antonyms
calm; collected
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Rhymes
- gentian
- henschen
- mention
- pension
- tension
- ascension
- attention
- contention
- convention
- detention
- dimension
- dissension
- extension
- invention
- laurentian
- pretension
- prevention
- retention
- suspension
- apprehension
- comprehension
- condescension
- hypertension
- hypotension
- reinvention
- misapprehension