Tense Crossword Clue – 8 Answers (4-8 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Tense?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Tense is EDGY. Other possible answers include FRAUGHT, ONEDGE, STRAINED, STRESSED, TAUT, UPTIGHT, WOUNDUP.

Q: How many solutions are there for Tense?

We have found 8 possible answers for the crossword clue Tense.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Tense?

Clues like Tense often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Metro, The Guardian Genius, The Times Specialist, The Sun Coffee Time, Daily Star, among others.

TAUT

pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

7 letter answer(s) to tense

FRAUGHT

filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"
marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"

UPTIGHT

being in a tense state

6 letter answer(s) to tense

8 letter answer(s) to tense

STRAINED

alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
become stretched or tense or taut;
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
remove by passing through a filter;
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
to exert much effort or energy;
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;

STRESSED

bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"
put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"
test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Tense’

What's the best solution for Tense?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Tense is EDGY. Other possible answers include FRAUGHT, ONEDGE, STRAINED, STRESSED, TAUT, UPTIGHT, WOUNDUP.

How many solutions are there for Tense?

We have found 8 possible answers for the crossword clue Tense.

Which crosswords feature clues like Tense?

Clues like Tense often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Metro, The Guardian Genius, The Times Specialist, The Sun Coffee Time, Daily Star, among others.

Clue	Answers
Anxious	14
Nervous	12
Irritable	11
Unbending	9
Stiff	8
Fidgety	7
Tight	7
Apprehensive	6
Irascible	6
Jittery	5
Strained	5
Highly strung	4
Keyed up	4
Stretched	4
Uptight	4
Wired	4
Wound up	4
Jumpy	3
Like some relations	3
On pins and needles	3
On tenterhooks	3
Uneasy	3
Antsy	2
Apt to snap	2
Edgy	2
Emphasized	2
Ex-lax?	2
Lacking slack	2
Nervous, tense	2
Nervously excited	2
Not relaxed	2
Pulled tight	2
Stressed out	2
Stretched tight	2
Stretched to the limit	2
Suspenseful	2
Unable to relax	2
Under pressure	2
Without slack	2
A dictator gains European leadership in Suspense	1
A single Venetian magistrate drops round, making you nervous	1
All nerves	1
Anxious and controlling	1
Artificial - as tinder	1
Avant-garde piece from talented gypsy	1
… hired gymnasium, showing stuff that's avant garde	1
Before temperature fell, sun's unnatural	1
Bob cuts leaves back under pressure	1
Brittle BBC boss welcomed by the old in retirement	1
Bunch of old-fashioned geezers apt to lose it	1

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