Canadian English Meaning of strained
tense
Other Canadian English words related to tense
- affected
- artificial
- assumed
- contrived
- exaggerated
- fake
- forced
- mechanical
- mock
- pseudo
- simulated
- unnatural
- FALSE
- bogus
- calculated
- cute
- deliberate
- empty
- Factitious
- feigned
- formal
- hollow
- labored
- manufactured
- pat
- phony
- phoney
- plastic
- pretended
- put on
- sham
- spurious
- stiff
- theatrical
- theatrical
- unreal
- artful
- automatic
- canned
- conscious
- conventional
- Cultivated
- Double-dealing
- fabricated
- easy
- genteel
- histrionic
- hokey
- impersonal
- inflexible
- Insincere
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- Melodramatic
- mince
- overdone
- overrefined
- premeditated
- rigid
- simpering
- studied
- stylized
- Two-faced
- inauthentic
- oily
- unrealistic
- wooden
- concocted
- Overacted
Nearest Words of strained
- strain gauge => strain gauge
- strain gage => Strain gauge
- strain => strain
- straightway => right away
- straight-out => straight-out
- straightness => straightness
- straight-line method of depreciation => Straight-line depreciation method.
- straight-line method => straight-line method
- straight-legged => straight-legged
- straight-laced => strait-laced
- strainer => strainer
- strainer vine => Strainer vine
- straining => Straining
- strait => strait
- strait and narrow => Straight and narrow
- strait of calais => Strait of Calais
- strait of dover => Strait of Dover
- strait of georgia => Strait of Georgia
- strait of gibraltar => Strait of Gibraltar
- strait of hormuz => Strait of Hormuz
Definitions and Meaning of strained in English
strained (s)
lacking natural ease
showing signs of mental and emotional tension
lacking spontaneity; not natural
struggling for effect
FAQs About the word strained
tense
lacking natural ease, showing signs of mental and emotional tension, lacking spontaneity; not natural, struggling for effect
affected,artificial,assumed,contrived,exaggerated,fake,forced,mechanical,mock,pseudo
artless,authentic,bona fide,genuine,natural,real,realistic,right,sincere,spontaneous
strain gauge => strain gauge, strain gage => Strain gauge, strain => strain, straightway => right away, straight-out => straight-out,
