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| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | agonistic |
strained::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | constrained, forced |
a constrained smile.
a strained smile.
strained::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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her voice was strained as she asked the question.
Examples of strained
strained
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Bay appeared to have a strained muscle.
From the sfgate.com
Dwyane Wade left this same court a week earlier with a strained right hamstring.
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Iraq and Syria have suffered a strained diplomacy for years, going back decades.
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Instead his set feels like a strained exercise in keeping down with the Joneses.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The CCO has difficult and strained relationships with his or her direct reports.
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Janet said she had recently had tonsillitis so her cries for help were strained.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
As with light stock, the resulting liquid is strained, and the solids discarded.
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Relations between Dublin and London remained strained for many years afterwards.
From the bbc.co.uk
The Isles'No. 1 netminder had missed five games with a strained adductor muscle.
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- Labored: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
- Showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
- Constrained: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
- Agonistic: struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
- (straining) arduous: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
- (straining) strain: an intense or violent exertion
- (straining) distortion: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- Forced through a strainer
- (Straining) initial phase of purification of polluted water, which involves eliminating solid waste and large particles.
