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straining

ADJECTIVE

impatient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious eager irritable keen restless testy thirsty

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque chafing choleric curt demanding dying to edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible itchy on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor ripe snappy sudden unforbearing unindulgent vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

controlled easygoing enduring forbearing laid-back patient tolerant waiting willing

ADJECTIVE

reaching

Synonyms

STRONG

extending grasping lunging stretching touching

WEAK

feeling for making for outstretching

ADJECTIVE

unforbearing

Synonyms

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy anxious appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque chafing choleric curt demanding dying to eager edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible irritable itchy keen on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor restless ripe snappy sudden testy thirsty unindulgent vehement violent

NOUN

push

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance assault attack drive effort offensive thrust

STRONG

bearing blow butt charge driving energy exerting exertion forcing impact jolt lean mass nudge onset poke prod propulsion shove shoving thrusting weight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hesitation

STRONG

idleness laziness

WEAK

discouragement disinterest pull

NOUN

tension

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pressure strain stress

STRONG

balance constriction force rigidity stiffness stretching tautness tenseness tensity

WEAK

astriction

Antonyms

WEAK

calmness contentedness ease limpness looseness peace relaxation slack

Example Sentences

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Americans straining to pay off their debt have flooded credit-counseling agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Eight in 10 Americans say gasoline prices are straining their household budgets, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The speed of the AI buildout is straining America’s skilled electricity workforce.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

If there is one classical conductor any given American might know, and “might” is no doubt straining here, it’s Leonard Bernstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He began moving slowly along the walkway, straining to see into the windows of our railcar.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

straining

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