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Synonyms
Antonyms
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
3. tense
noun. ['ˈtɛns'] a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
Synonyms
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
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
5. tense
verb. ['ˈtɛns'] increase the tension on.
Antonyms
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)
6. tense
adjective. ['ˈtɛns'] taut or rigid; stretched tight.
Synonyms
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
Antonyms
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.
Antonyms
Etymology
- tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- tempus (Latin)
- tensus (Latin)