What does untense mean?
Untense means Not tense..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Not tense..
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure It's incredible the wave of relaxation that has swept over me in the past few hours. Walking down the street, I didn't even have to concentrate on untensing in my facial muscles (which I realize are so often twisted up).
Use untense when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Untense means Not tense..
Common synonyms include detense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure It's incredible the wave of relaxation that has swept over me in the past few hours. Walking down the street, I didn't even have to concentrate on untensing in my facial muscles (which I realize are so often twisted up).
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