tensioned
Under constant strain
Tensioned describes something that has been pulled tight or placed under tension.
A tensioned cable supports a bridge; tensioned fabric stretches taut across a frame.
The word appears in technical contexts—engineering, construction, textiles—where controlled tension is essential: The tensioned wires held the structure in place.
Stretched under tension
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- pulledDrew with force
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- wireThin metallic conductor
fastened · anchored · clamped · secured · prestressed · catenary · guyed · mooring
Under uncomfortable tension
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- edgyTense and irritable
uneasy · fraught · charged · apprehensive · on-edge · wound-up · high-strung · keyed-up
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
reinforced · load-bearing · tensile · flexural · membrane · cable-stayed · span · bridge
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
foreboding · dramatic · cliffhanger · mounting · escalating · simmering · brewing · undercurrent
taut
Stretched under tension
wire · fastened · anchored · clamped · secured · prestressed · catenary · guyed · mooring · tethered
strained
Under uncomfortable tension
edgy · uneasy · fraught · charged · apprehensive · on-edge · wound-up · high-strung · keyed-up · overwrought
beam
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- cantileverBeam supported one end
suspension · reinforced · load-bearing · tensile · flexural · membrane · cable-stayed · span · bridge
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
uncertainty · foreboding · dramatic · cliffhanger · mounting · escalating · simmering · brewing · undercurrent
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- positionedplaced, positioned, situated, located, set
- mechanical stateson, off, running, idle, stopped
- compressedcompressed, compacted, squeezed, squashed, crushed
tensionedslack
Absence of tautness
loose · relaxed · limp · slackened · unstressed
- high tensionElevated electrical potential
- romantic tensionUnresolved mutual attraction
- sexual tensionUnresolved erotic anticipation
- emotional tensionPsychological pressure from feelings
- tension headachePain from muscle tightness
- surface tensionCohesive force at liquid interfaces
tension, tensions, pretension, distension, hypertension, tensioning, tensioner, tensioners