Words and phrases that have a meaning related to tenseness: (128 results)
Often used in the same context:
feverishness, tension, overexcitement, tetchiness, fidgetiness, jitteriness, nervousness, anxiousness, tautness, touchiness, wooziness, joylessness, shapelessness, palpitation, heaviness, peevishness, jadedness, discombobulation, emotionality, looseness, staginess, clamminess, talkativeness, pensiveness, unsettledness, awkwardness, fretfulness, tiredness, haphazardness, restlessness, sweatiness, nerves, claustrophobia, scratchiness, anxiety, painfulness, wryness, impassivity, jerkiness, archness, crabbiness, steaminess, disorientation, deadness, giddiness, ruefulness, tentativeness, distractedness, uptightness, tearfulness, edginess, stridor, moroseness, weepiness, listlessness, lifelessness, chilliness, limpness, crankiness, coldness, lightheartedness, disjointedness, rawness, plaintiveness, testiness, languor, acuteness, sulkiness, joviality, disquietude, wistfulness, feeling, inarticulateness, fatigue, acerbity, uneasiness, curtness, incoherency, mushiness, strangeness, unexpectedness, moodiness, frisson, sombreness, discomfort, grand mal, ambiguousness, mellowness, polyuria, excitability, lethargy, sheepishness, ungainliness, emotion, sprightliness, sullenness, glumness, muddiness, joyousness, inelegance, iciness, jumpiness, dryness, elation, hesitancy, lassitude, bitterness, breathlessness, eagerness, excitement, intentness, timidity, trepidation, harshness, shortness, suspense
More specific:
breaking point, tone, tonicity, tonus
Appears in the definition of:
open
More general:
Also try:condition, mental strain, nervous strain, status, strain
— Adjectives for tenseness: certain, muscular, sudden, emotional, general, extreme, strange, physical, nervous, dramatic, greater, more...
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