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- Dictionaryadjectivestrained (adjective)
- (of an atmosphere, situation, or relationship) not relaxed or comfortable; tense or uneasy:"there was a strained silence" · "relations between the two countries were strained"
- (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"Opposite:
- (of a statement or representation) labored or far-fetched:"my example may seem a little strained and artificial"Similar:hard to believescarcely crediblehighly unlikelynot in the least likelyunheard ofhard to swallow/takecock and bull
- (of a limb or muscle) injured by overexertion or twisting.
- (of a mainly liquid substance) having been strained to separate out any solid matter.
verbstrained (past tense) · strained (past participle)- force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort:"I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound"
- make a strenuous and continuous effort:"his voice was so quiet that I had to strain to hear it"Similar:make a supreme efforttry very hardbreak one's backpush/drive oneself to the limitgo all outgive it one's allbend/lean over backwardskill oneselfgo for the doctor
- injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it or twisting it awkwardly:"on cold days you are more likely to strain a muscle" · "glare from the screen can strain your eyes"
- make severe or excessive demands on:"he strained her tolerance to the limit"Similar:make too many demands onrun/work oneself into the groundexert excessivelydrive too farexert to the limitpush to the limitoverdo itwork too hardknock oneself out
- pull or push forcibly at something:"the bear strained at the chain around its neck" · "his stomach was swollen, straining against the thin shirt"
- stretch (something) tightly:"the barbed wire fence was strained to posts six feet high"
- archaicembrace (someone) tightly:"she strained the infant to her bosom again"
- pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter:"strain the custard into a bowl"
OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French estreindre, from Latin stringere ‘draw tight’. Current senses of the noun arose in the mid 16th century. - Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Synonyms of strained strained 1 of 2 adjective Definition of strained as in unnatural lacking in natural or spontaneous quality I took the complaint manager's strained smile to mean I wasn't a welcome sightwww.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strainedOn this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to strained, such as: constrained, labored, stiff, tense, tight, and uneasy.www.thesaurus.com/browse/strainedSynonyms for strain in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for strain. 159 synonyms for strain: pressure, stress, difficulty, demands, burden, adversity, stress, pressure, anxiety, difficulty, distress, exhaustion, weariness....www.freethesaurus.com/strainSynonyms of strained 1 : done or produced with excessive effort 2 : pushed by antagonism near to open conflictwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strainedSee synonyms for strained on Thesaurus.com adjective affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.www.dictionary.com/browse/strained
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