1. pluperfect tense

noun. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.
Synonyms
past perfect tense perfect perfective tense perfect tense perfective pluperfect past perfect
Antonyms
broken inexact imperfect imperfection dystopian
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2. pluperfect

adjective. More than perfect.
Synonyms
perfect
Antonyms
imperfect broken

3. pluperfect

noun. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.
Synonyms
past perfect tense pluperfect tense perfect perfective tense perfect tense perfective past perfect
Antonyms
inexact imperfection dystopian blemished mitigated

4. tense

noun. (ˈtɛns) A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
Synonyms
present tense syntactic category aorist future tense progressive continuous tense imperfect tense perfective tense progressive tense future perfect perfect tense perfective past past tense imperfect grammatical category present
Antonyms
steady hypertonic hypotonic unsexy passionless
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)

5. tense

adjective. (ˈtɛns) Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat').
Synonyms
constricted
Antonyms
lax unexcited
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)

6. tense

verb. (ˈtɛns) Increase the tension on.
Synonyms
alter change modify
Antonyms
unaffected graceful smooth wireless
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)

7. tense

adjective. (ˈtɛns) Taut or rigid; stretched tight.
Synonyms
tight overstrung taut
Antonyms
lax loose unexciting patient
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)

8. tense

adjective. (ˈtɛns) In or of a state of physical or nervous tension.
Synonyms
cliff-hanging pumped-up high-strung suspenseful uptight unrelaxed nail-biting electric restive agitated isotonic aroused nervous edgy fretful nervy pumped up strained highly strung jumpy pumped wired wound up jittery suspensive uneasy fidgety antsy itchy overstrung taut
Antonyms
relaxed unagitated easy quiet composed
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)

9. tense

verb. (ˈtɛns) Become stretched or tense or taut.
Synonyms
strain tighten
Antonyms
unbound decisive comfortable
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)

10. tense

verb. (ˈtɛns) Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.
Synonyms
affect strain extend tense up stretch
Antonyms
unstrain relax unawakened untroubled unexcitable
Etymology
tense (English)
tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
tempus (Latin)
tensus (Latin)
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