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Strained
/strānd/
adjective
1.
(of a person) showing signs of tiredness or nervous tension:
"Jean's pale, strained face"
Similar
drawn
careworn
worn
pinched
tired
exhausted
weary
fatigued
drained
haggard
hollow-cheeked
▪
(of an atmosphere, situation, or relationship) not relaxed or comfortable; tense or uneasy:
"there was a strained silence"
Similar
awkward
tense
uneasy
uncomfortable
fraught
edgy
difficult
troubled
embarrassed
unrelaxed
stilted
Opposite
relaxed
friendly
▪
(of an appearance or performance) produced by deliberate effort rather than natural impulse; artificial or forced:
"I put on my strained smile for the next customer"
Similar
forced
constrained
labored
wooden
stiff
self-conscious
hollow
unnatural
artificial
insincere
false
affected
put-on
Opposite
natural
▪
(of a statement or representation) labored or far-fetched:
"my example may seem a little strained and artificial"
2.
(of a limb or muscle) injured by overexertion or twisting.
3.
(of a mainly liquid substance) having been strained to separate out any solid matter.
Scrabble Points: 9
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