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Synonyms & Antonyms for strained
Synonyms
affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, contrived, factitious, fake, false, feigned, forced, mechanical, mock, phony (also phoney), plastic, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham, simulated, spurious, unnatural
Antonyms
artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced
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The strained relationship culminated in North Korea testing an intercontinental ballistic missiles on November 28, 2017 that Pyongyang said could reach the US mainland. — David Culver, CNN, "North Korea testing 'creative' weapons that could threaten US, experts say," 8 Sep. 2019 Rumble said Dorey’s return to California was, in part, and attempt to reconcile with his father and repair parts of their strained relationship. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Murder trial underway for man accused in father’s beating death in Rancho Santa Fe," 30 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'strained.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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