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1. strained
adjective. ['ˈstreɪnd'] lacking natural ease.
Synonyms
- awkward
- labored
Antonyms
- natural
- unnaturalness
- voluntary
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Words that Rhyme with Strained
- self-contained
- unexplained
- preordained
- explained
- complained
- untrained
- unstained
- sustained
- retrained
- refrained
- maintained
- ingrained
- entertained
- disdained
- contained
- campaigned
- ascertained
- abstained
- sprained
- retained
- remained
- regained
- pertained
- ordained
- obtained
- detained
- stained
- planed
- grained
- drained
Example sentences of the word strained
1. Verb, past participle
Coconut water needs to be strained through a cheesecloth-lined sieve right after you open the coconut.
2. Adjective
Pour the strained coconut water into an ice-cube tray and let it freeze for about one hour.
Quotes containing the word strained
1. The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced.
- Michel de Montaigne
2. strained
adjective. ['ˈstreɪnd'] showing signs of mental and emotional tension.
Antonyms
- scheduled
3. strained
adjective. ['ˈstreɪnd'] struggling for effect.
Synonyms
- affected
- agonistic
Antonyms
- unstudied
- unaffectedness
- unmoved
4. strained
adjective. ['ˈstreɪnd'] lacking spontaneity; not natural.
Synonyms
- unnatural
- forced
- constrained
Antonyms
- unemotional
- abnormality
- sane
- normal