1
[ adjective ] lacking natural ease

Synonyms

laboured labored

Examples

"a labored style of debating"

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Within this framework , what followed was strained , even macabre .

Related terms

awkward

2
[ adjective ] under great stress

Examples

"her voice was strained as she asked the question"

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

It was a strained , silent lunch .

Related terms

tense

3
[ adjective ] lacking spontaneity; not natural

Synonyms

forced constrained

Examples

"a constrained smile" "forced heartiness" "a strained smile"

Related terms

affected

4
[ adjective ] struggling for effect

Synonyms

agonistic

Examples

"agonistic poses"

Related terms

affected

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Rhymes with

trained restrained unconstrained constrained unrestrained stained drained untrained unstained sustained bloodstained ascertained pained retained ingrained attained maintained feigned unexplained harebrained chained ordained entertained contained self-contained entertained

Phonetic and Homophones

S T R EY1 N D

Similar Spelling

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