tensions

NOUN

tightness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pressure strain stress

STRONG

balance constriction force rigidity stiffness straining stretching tautness tenseness tensity

WEAK

astriction

Antonyms

WEAK

calmness contentedness ease limpness looseness peace relaxation slack

NOUN

mental stress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiety apprehension concern discomfort hostility jitters nervousness pressure strain suspense unease worry

STRONG

agitation brunt disquiet edginess jumps nerves restlessness shakes uneasiness worriment

WEAK

ants in pants antsiness bad feeling nail-biting pins and needles

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmness ease peace

STRONG

calm

WEAK

contentedness limpness looseness relaxation slack

Example Sentences

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Cooling energy prices, 1.7% cheaper in June than May, and easing Middle East tensions contributed to the decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

If the bicentennial roiled with some of the same tensions Americans feel today, it did benefit from a cultural cohesion that no longer exists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney finds himself at the centre of those tensions, seeking to balance competing interests of the provinces while holding the country together.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

While the dollar/oil connection has been weakening lately, the strategists said the greenback could climb alongside Brent again if those tensions re-emerge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Along with reducing Cold War tensions and improving relations with the United States and other western nations, Gorbachev granted the Soviet people freedoms that they had never experienced.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler