All strained synonyms
strained
S s verb strained
- catheterized β Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- laded β to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- exerted β Simple past tense and past participle of exert.
- oozed β Simple past tense and past participle of ooze.
- leached β to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- demurred β to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
- endeavored β Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
- moiled β to work hard; drudge.
- craned β any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- dragooned β Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
- metastasized β Simple past tense and past participle of metastasize.
- drowsed β Simple past tense and past participle of drowse.
- hearkened β Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- osmosed β Simple past tense and past participle of osmose.
- wrestled β Simple past tense and past participle of wrestle.
- filtrated β liquid that has been passed through a filter.
adj strained
- contrived β If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
- hammy β characteristic of a person who overacts.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- cater-cornered β diagonally placed; diagonal
- close-fitting β Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body.
- drawn β past participle of draw.
- labored β of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
- constrained β embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- far-fetched β improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- laborious β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- aslant β at a slant
- anguished β Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- hyper β overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
- bundle of nerves β a very nervous person
noun strained
- raced β a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- chorused β Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- aired β a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cricked β a sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back.
- warbled β Past participle of warble.
- humored β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
adjective strained
- forced β strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- overanxious β excessively anxious.
- harassed β stressed, tormented
- wrecker β a person or thing that wrecks.
- laboured β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- effortful β marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- conscripted β enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- overestimated β Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- exaggerated β That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.