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1 antonym
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1. straining (Adjective)

2 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. arduous 1.51 7 letters 45 synonyms
2. strenuous 1.32 9 letters 40 synonyms
1 definition
straining (Adjective) —   Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance 1 example
1. ex. "his final, straining burst of speed"

2. straining (Noun)

5 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. distortion 3.55 10 letters 37 synonyms
2. overrefinement 0 14 letters 4 synonyms
3. strain 14.1 6 letters 196 synonyms
4. torture 14.1 7 letters 61 synonym
5. twisting 2.95 8 letters 52 synonyms
2 definitions
straining (Noun) —   An intense or violent exertion
straining (Noun) —   The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
7 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. effort 6 letters 57 synonyms
2. elbow grease 11 letters 4 synonyms
3. exertion 8 letters 43 synonyms
4. falsification 13 letters 30 synonyms
5. misrepresentation 17 letters 20 synonyms
6. sweat 5 letters 44 synonyms
7. travail 7 letters 42 synonyms

3. straining (Verb)

17 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. deforming 0.14 9 letters 0 synonyms
2. distorting 0.78 10 letters 0 synonyms
3. extending 11 9 letters 0 synonyms
4. filtering 3.63 9 letters 0 synonyms
5. filtering out 3.63 12 letters 0 synonyms
6. filtrating 0 10 letters 0 synonyms
7. pureeing 0.02 8 letters 0 synonyms
8. pureing 0 7 letters 0 synonyms
9. reaching 28.8 8 letters 25 synonyms
10. separating out 4.89 13 letters 0 synonyms
11. sieving 0.1 7 letters 0 synonyms
12. sifting 0.74 7 letters 4 synonyms
13. stressing 3.02 9 letters 0 synonyms
14. striving 3.16 8 letters 23 synonyms
15. tensing 0.15 7 letters 0 synonyms
16. tensing up 0.15 9 letters 0 synonyms
17. trying 295 6 letters 54 synonyms
1 antonym
# Word Number of letters Number of antonyms
1. unstraining 11 letters 0 antonyms
9 definitions
straining (Verb) —   To exert much effort or energy 1 example
1. ex. "straining our ears to hear"
straining (Verb) —   Test the limits of 1 example
1. ex. "You are straining my patience!"
straining (Verb) —   Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity 1 example
1. ex. "Don't strain your mind too much"
straining (Verb) —   Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements 1 example
1. ex. "strain the flour"
straining (Verb) —   Cause to be tense and uneasy, nervous or anxious
straining (Verb) —   Become stretched, tense or taut 1 example
1. ex. "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
straining (Verb) —   Remove by passing through a filter 1 example
1. ex. "strain out the impurities"
straining (Verb) —   (cooking) rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender 1 example
1. ex. "strain the vegetables for the baby"
straining (Verb) —   Alter the shape of (something) by stress
18 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. affecting 9 letters 30 synonyms
2. afflicting 10 letters 0 synonyms
3. applying 8 letters 14 synonyms
4. driving 7 letters 53 synonyms
5. employing 9 letters 15 synonyms
6. forming 7 letters 18 synonyms
7. laboring 8 letters 12 synonyms
8. labouring 9 letters 12 synonyms
9. pushing 7 letters 35 synonyms
10. rubbing 7 letters 16 synonyms
11. separating 10 letters 0 synonyms
12. shaping 7 letters 39 synonyms
13. sweating 8 letters 13 synonyms
14. tightening 10 letters 5 synonyms
15. tugging 7 letters 0 synonyms
16. using 5 letters 38 synonyms
17. utilising 9 letters 0 synonyms
18. utilizing 9 letters 0 synonyms
21 type
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. bothering 9 letters 0 synonyms
2. extending 9 letters 0 synonyms
3. extending oneself 16 letters 0 synonyms
4. fanning 7 letters 0 synonyms
5. inconveniencing oneself 22 letters 0 synonyms
6. jaundicing 10 letters 0 synonyms
7. killing oneself 14 letters 0 synonyms
8. overexerting oneself 19 letters 0 synonyms
9. overextending 13 letters 0 synonyms
10. overstraining 13 letters 0 synonyms
11. racking 7 letters 10 synonyms
12. resifting 9 letters 0 synonyms
13. ricing 6 letters 0 synonyms
14. riddling 8 letters 0 synonyms
15. screening 9 letters 12 synonyms
16. stretching 10 letters 10 synonyms
17. tasking 7 letters 0 synonyms
18. taxing 6 letters 22 synonyms
19. troubling 9 letters 26 synonyms
20. troubling oneself 16 letters 0 synonyms
21. winnowing 9 letters 4 synonyms
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arduous, strenuous, distortion, overrefinement, strain, torture, twisting, en.synonym.one, deforming, distorting, extending, filtering, filtering out, en.synonym.one, filtrating, pureeing, pureing, reaching, separating out, sieving, sifting, stressing, striving, tensing, tensing up, trying.
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