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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The 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus prompted Greece to pull out, while tensions between Georgia and Moscow and the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan have also left their mark.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The cooling of tensions could draw U.S. investors back to Chinese stocks—after wariness about tit-for-tat retaliations between the two superpowers—and boost that market.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The water shortages have inflamed tensions between the upper basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, and the lower basin states: Arizona, California and Nevada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The much-anticipated summit between the superpowers follows tensions over trade and the Iran war, but both leaders seemed conciliatory, with Trump calling his visit "incredible".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Inside Hermaphroditus old tensions were roiling, trying to work themselves out.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides