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Synonyms
Antonyms
1. pluperfect
noun. a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.
Synonyms
- perfective
- past perfect
- perfective tense
- past perfect tense
- perfect
- perfect tense
Antonyms
- dystopian
- inexact
- broken
- mitigated
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Rhymes with Pluperfect Tense
- misrepresents
- nondefense
- commonsense
- suspense
- pretense
- expense
- dispense
- condense
- intense
- incense
- defense
- defence
- commence
- whence
- spens
- spence
- offense
- immense
- ferenc
- thence
- sense
- pense
- pence
- hense
- hence
- fence
- dense
- cents
- bence
2. pluperfect
adjective. more than perfect.
Antonyms
- blemished
3. tense
noun. ['ˈtɛns'] a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
Synonyms
- imperfect tense
- present
- past tense
- progressive
- imperfect
- continuous tense
- grammatical category
- syntactic category
- perfect
- perfective
- present tense
- progressive tense
- perfect tense
- perfective tense
- future tense
- future
- past
Antonyms
- quiet
- unexcited
- patient
- composed
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
4. tense
adjective. ['ˈtɛns'] pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat').
Antonyms
- wireless
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
5. tense
verb. ['ˈtɛns'] increase the tension on.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- unsexy
- passionless
- unawakened
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
6. tense
adjective. ['ˈtɛns'] taut or rigid; stretched tight.
Synonyms
- overstrung
- tight
Antonyms
- lax
- decisive
- smooth
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
7. tense
adjective. ['ˈtɛns'] in or of a state of physical or nervous tension.
Synonyms
- jumpy
- wired
- uptight
- isotonic
- agitated
- cliff-hanging
- highly strung
- nervous
- pumped up
- pumped-up
- uneasy
- jittery
- edgy
- electric
- taut
- nail-biting
- restive
- fretful
- aroused
- strained
- unrelaxed
- wound up
- suspenseful
- pumped
- itchy
- overstrung
- high-strung
- antsy
- nervy
- fidgety
Antonyms
- relaxed
- unagitated
- unbound
- hypertonic
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
8. tense
verb. ['ˈtɛns'] cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.
Synonyms
- tense up
- extend
- affect
- strain
Antonyms
- unstrain
- steady
- untroubled
- unexcitable
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
9. tense
verb. ['ˈtɛns'] become tense, nervous, or uneasy.
Synonyms
- turn
- tense up
Antonyms
- comfortable
- restful
- unexciting
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
10. tense
verb. ['ˈtɛns'] become stretched or tense or taut.
Synonyms
- strain
Antonyms
- graceful
- painless
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)