Synonyms of tense

1 Syllable

taut, stiff, thest, ther, ac, dc, tight

2 Syllables

stiffest, stiffen, twitchy, tautest, worried, edgier, stressful, theatric, tightest, stiffer, strained, tauter, jumpy, creakier, constrict, wrecker, skintight, stiffens, phobic, starching, high-strung, creaky, nervous, candying, fearful, tighten, edgy, tightens, buckram, hunched, uptight, tighter

3 Syllables

unsettled, tightening, astringe, restive, constricted, electric, overwrought, unsupple, dramatic, tightened, overstrung, stiffened, jittery, astringed, aflutter, stiffening, uneasy, constricting, fulminant

4 Syllables

rigidify, sensitive, tragicomic, ill-humored, histrionical, overworked, overtaxed, explosive, close-fitting, irritable, motor-driven, power-driven, overextend, goose-bumpy, eruptive

5 Syllables

overextended, overextending, emotionable, detonative

6 Syllables

oversensitive, hypersensitive