Synonyms and Antonyms for Tension

Following is a list of 200 synonym words and phrases that are related to tension:

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4 Letter Words

pulledgegearvoltpaingripeasetaut

5 Letter Words

powertenseangstdramaangerchaosspasmtwist

6 Letter Words

stressstrifethrillunreststrainuneasetensonnervesmusclelaxitytangle

7 Letter Words

tensitytensileanxietyrestivevoltagediscordturmoilbuilduptentionanguishemotionfrissontensingfeelingfatigueflexinggravity

8 Letter Words

tautnesspressurespanningsuspenseconflicttractionfrictiontractiveshortagestandoffstressesdisquietintriguepalpablerigidityfrissonsacrimonycohesionparanoiaupheavalcalmnesseerinessvarianceturgencyvexation

9 Letter Words

tensenesstightnessintensitysituationdichotomystand-offpressuresanimosityfrictionsstiffnessagitationhostilityambiguityloosenesstauteningconflictsratchetedconfusionjumpinessimbalancebloodshedresonancesimmeringrestraintmelodramatestinesslooseninginterplaystabilitysensationtensilityintensionstrictionanxietudeturgiditytirednesscondition

10 Letter Words

escalationexcitementstringencycongestionresistanceconvulsionuneasinessresentmentdissonancediscomfortratchetingirritationantagonismdisharmonytighteningslackeningdiscontentheightenedrelaxationprestretchdissensionstiffeningescalatingdissentionturbulenceforcednessoppositionsuspensionsubjectioncrampinesstensegrityvolatility

11 Letter Words

aggravationnervousnesstrepidationinstabilityanxiousnessfrustrationambivalenceawkwardnessconflictionunhappinessuptightnessuncertaintydisquietudeheighteningdisjuncturedislocationuntensionedcompressioncontroversyominousnesstensibilitytensilenesscointensionstrenuosityforcibility

12 Letter Words

anticipationundercurrentunsettlementrestlessnessconstrictionapprehensiondisaffectionstrainednessstretchinesstroublednessoppositeness

13 Letter Words

de-escalationcontradictionpretensioningfractiousnessundercurrentsstressfulnessstretchednessforcelessnessunrestfulnessperturbednessdifficultness

14 Letter Words

tensioactivityrestrainednessconflictualityunyieldingnesscontractednesssuspensivenessshear strength

15 Letter Words

dissatisfactionunbelievabilitysuspensefulnessconstrainednessdistressfulness

16 Letter Words

latent hostility

17 Letter Words

uncomfortableness

18 Letter Words

intercontradiction

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