Other Words for Strain

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Strain as a Adverb has these synonyms:

stretch, force, tax, overtax, burden, overburden, overwork, push, exceed, surpass
Example: His story that a bushy-haired intruder had shot her strained the jury's credulity.

Strain as a Noun has these synonyms:

family, stock, ancestry, roots, extraction, derivation, (family) background, heritage, descent, parentage, lineage, pedigree, bloodline, race, line, descendants
Example: This sample of sweet pea came from an entirely different strain.

trace, hint, suggestion, suspicion, streak, trait, mark, indication, vestige, evidence, sign
Example: There was a definite strain of ruthlessness in her character.

Strain as a Verb has these synonyms:

anxiety, worry, effort, exertion, stress, tension, pressure, burden, tax, demand, obligation
Example: The strain began to tell on all of us. Another rope was needed to relieve the strain on the first. This advertising budget will put a great strain on our resources.

filter, sift, drain, screen, sieve, winnow, draw off, separate, purify, seep, percolate
Example: Strain the soup to remove the bones. Strain the dregs from the wine. The water is then strained through sand.

injure, hurt, harm, impair, damage, overwork, tax, pull, tear, twist, wrench
Example: I strained my back lifting that box of books.

push, pull, tug, heave, stretch, twist, wrench, struggle
Example: As he strained at his bonds the rope cut more deeply into his wrists.

sprain, injury, damage, harm, wrench
Example: Strains often hurt more than broken bones.

stretch, crane, twist, try (hard), struggle, strive, labour, toil, push, make an effort, exert oneself
Example: She strained to catch a glimpse of the prince. They strained to hear every word.

tenor, tone, drift, inclination, tendency, quality, spirit, mood, humour, character, complexion, cast, impression, thread, vein, theme
Example: I detected a mellowing strain in her letters.

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