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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. tension
noun. ['ˈtɛnʃən'] (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense.
Synonyms
- tenseness
- breaking point
- strain
- yips
- nervous strain
- mental strain
Antonyms
- disorderliness
- order
- comfort
- orderliness
Etymology
- tension (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tensionem (Latin)
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- misapprehension
- comprehension
- condescension
- reinvention
- hypotension
- hypertension
- apprehension
- suspension
- prevention
- pretension
- extension
- convention
- contention
- retention
- laurentian
- invention
- dissension
- dimension
- detention
- attention
- ascension
- pension
- mention
- henschen
- gentian
2. tension
noun. ['ˈtɛnʃən'] the physical condition of being stretched or strained.
Synonyms
- condition
- tone
- tonus
- tonicity
- tautness
- tensity
- status
Antonyms
- tonicity
- soundness
- dryness
- decline
Etymology
- tension (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tensionem (Latin)
3. tension
noun. ['ˈtɛnʃən'] a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature).
Antonyms
- impurity
Etymology
- tension (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tensionem (Latin)
4. tension
noun. ['ˈtɛnʃən'] (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body.
Antonyms
- unsoundness
Etymology
- tension (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tensionem (Latin)
5. low
adjective. ['ˈloʊ'] less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
Synonyms
- rock-bottom
- devalued
- down
- grade
- degraded
- depressed
- reduced
- degree
- low-level
- level
- inferior
Antonyms
- high
- natural elevation
- colorless
- exoteric
Etymology
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lowen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlowan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. low
adjective. ['ˈloʊ'] literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension.
Synonyms
- height
- under
- ground-hugging
- flat-growing
- deep
- low-lying
- tallness
- nether
- squat
- low-growing
- short
- down
- underslung
- little
- low-set
- inferior
- lowset
- low-level
Antonyms
- superior
- up
- high
- explicable
Etymology
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lowen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlowan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. low
adjective. ['ˈloʊ'] very low in volume.
Synonyms
- low-toned
Antonyms
- superficial
- close
Etymology
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lowen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlowan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. low
adjective. ['ˈloʊ'] unrefined in character.
Antonyms
- upland
Etymology
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lowen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlowan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. low
adjective. ['ˈloʊ'] used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency.
Synonyms
- baritone
- contralto
- throaty
- alto
- bass
- low-pitched
- contrabass
- pitch
- double-bass
Antonyms
- small
- little
- mild
- narrow
Etymology
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lowen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlowan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. low
adjective. ['ˈloʊ'] of the most contemptible kind.
Synonyms
- miserable
- low-down
- scummy
- scurvy
- contemptible
Antonyms
- shortness
- dominant
- fathomable
- shallow
Etymology
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lowe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lowen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlowan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))