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TENSING Antonyms

12 antonyms for tensing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For TENSING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
calming

adjective

adj

noun

• the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

easing

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• a change for the better

• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

loosening

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

• the act of making something less tight

relaxing

adjective

adj

adjective

• affording physical or mental rest

releasing

verb

v

adjective satellite

• emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

slackening

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

relieving

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• relieve oneself of troubling information

• provide relief for

• free from a burden, evil, or distress

• take by stealing

• grant exemption or release to

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

unclenching

verb

v

verb

• To open (something that was clenched).

• To relax, especially one's muscles.

unwinding

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

verb

• reverse the winding or twisting of

• separate the tangles of

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• cause to feel relaxed

lax

adjective

adj

adjective

• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

• lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

adjective satellite

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• emptying easily or excessively

relax

verb

v

verb

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast

relaxed

adjective

adj

adjective

• without strain or anxiety

Alternatives for CALMING

Words (29)
Phrases (7)

Alternatives for EASING

Words (29)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for LOOSENING

Words (19)
Phrases (3)

Alternatives for RELAXING

Words (20)
Phrases (4)

Alternatives for RELEASING

Words (38)
Phrases (7)

Alternatives for SLACKENING

Words (11)
Phrases (3)

Alternatives for RELIEVING

Words (23)
Phrases (2)

Alternatives for UNCLENCHING

Words (6)