The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TENSE , but the solution may also be TAXED which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Strained crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TENSE | 37 % | 5 |
| TAUT | 27 % | 4 |
| TAXED | 8 % | 5 |
| TENSED | 6 % | 6 |
| SIEVED | 4 % | 6 |
| LABORED | 4 % | 7 |
| FILTERED | 4 % | 8 |
| PUREED | 2 % | 6 |
| EXERTED | 2 % | 7 |
| OVERTAXED | 2 % | 9 |
| FARFETCHED | 2 % | 10 |
| TRIED | 2 % | 5 |
| TAXES | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strained
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- laboured
- labored
- constrained
- forced
- awkward
- affected
- agonistic
- tense
- unnatural
- intense
- taut
- encumbered
Crossword Answer definitions
TENSE noun- (grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- (grammar) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
- The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- (grammar) To apply a tense to.
- To make or become tense.
- Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
- Pulled taut, without any slack.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TENSE
- On edge
- Past perfect
- Full of suspense
- High-strung
- Jittery
- Uptight
- Wound up
- Past or present
- Wired
- Under strain
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension
More clues leading to the result TAXED
- Put a strain on
- Weighed heavily on
- Made serious demands on
- Like income, generally
- Ran through the wringer
- Under stress
- Demanded money, government-style
- Burdened with duties
- Established an impost
- Imposed a levy on
More clues leading to the result TENSED
- Got the yips
- Stiffened
- Became anxious
- Became stiff
- High-strung, with "up"
- Readied for a blow
- Tightened
- Got uptight
- Showed anxiety
- Became on edge
More clues leading to the result SIEVED
- Did some straining
- Used a winnow
- Used a strainer
- Put through a strainer
- Filtered
- Sifted
- Strained
- Pureed.
- Sifted.
- Strained.
More clues leading to the result LABORED
- Worked like a dog
- Contrived
- Did drudgery
- Toiled
- Worked hard
- What Gilliatt did in "Toilers of the Sea."
- Done with great exertion.
- Not natural.
- Not easy.
- Done with great effort.
More clues leading to the result FILTERED
- Rid of impurities
- Like swimming pools
- Purified, in a way
- Strained.
- Like some cigarettes
- Strained
- Like some apple juice
More clues leading to the result PUREED
- Used a blender
- Blended till soupy
- Made a bisque of
- Put through the blender
- Used a blender, perhaps
- Used the Oster, say
- Turned to mush
- Strained
- Prepared, as baby food
- Made into mush
More clues leading to the result EXERTED
- Applied
- Put to vigorous use
- Pushed (oneself)
- Used force
- Went all out
- Applied, as pressure
- Wielded, as influence
- Brought to bear
- Put forth
- Made an effort.
More clues leading to the result OVERTAXED
More clues leading to the result FARFETCHED
More clues leading to the result TRIED
- Took one's best shot
- __ and true
- True's companion
- True's partner
- Took a stab at
- Attempted
- Gave it a shot
- Made an effort
- Assayed
- Gave it a go