strained

/stɹˈeɪnd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. lacking natural ease
   “a labored style of debating”
2. showing signs of mental and emotional tension
   “her voice was strained as she asked the question”
3. lacking spontaneity; not natural
   “a constrained smile”
4. struggling for effect
   “agonistic poses”

Synonyms for strained

• labored
• laboured
• awkward
• tense
• constrained
• forced
• affected
• agonistic

Words that rhyme with strained

• restrained
• unstained
• drained
• maintained
• ordained
• stained
• sustained
• unexplained
• unrestrained
• ascertained
• attained
• bloodstained
• chained
• constrained
• contained
• entertained
• feigned
• harebrained
• ingrained
• pained
• retained
• trained
• unconstrained
• untrained
• abstained
• arraigned
• brained
• campaigned
• caned
• complained