| ADJECTIVE | all | strained, labored, laboured | lacking natural ease |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | strained | showing signs of mental and emotional tension | |
| all | strained, constrained, forced | lacking spontaneity | |
| all | strained, agonistic | struggling for effect |
| Sounds | strey'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ascertained ... untrained: 26 rhymes with eynd... | |
| Meaning | lacking natural ease. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | labored, laboured | |
| Broader | awkward | lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance |
| Spanish | afectado, forzado, tirante | |
| Meaning | Showing signs of mental and emotional tension. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "her voice was strained as she asked the question" | |
| Broader | tense | In or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
| Spanish | estresado | |
| Meaning | lacking spontaneity; not natural. | |
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| Synonyms | constrained, forced | |
| Broader | affected, unnatural | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression |
| Spanish | forzado, tiesa, tieso | |
| Catalan | cohibit, forçat | |
| Meaning | struggling for effect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | agonistic | |
| Broader | affected, unnatural | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression |
| Spanish | forzado | |
| Catalan | forçat, tens | |
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