What are the opposite words for relaxation?
Relaxation is a state of being calm and free from stress. On the other hand, the antonyms for relaxation include tension, stress, agitation, anxiety, and pressure. Tension is a feeling of nervousness or unease that often arises from stress. Stress is a physical or emotional strain that results from adverse or demanding situations. Agitation is a feeling of restlessness that makes it difficult to be calm or focus. Anxiety is another antonym for relaxation, indicating feelings of worry, nervousness, or fear. Finally, pressure is a state of high stress or urgency that can cause discomfort and stress. All of these antonyms for relaxation are important to understand and recognize in order to effectively manage stress and maintain a sense of calm.
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- tightness
- chaos
- comfort
- diversion
- ease
- enjoyment
- entertainment
- fun
- nerves
- restlessness
- bustle
- effort
- force
- inflexibility
- nervousness
- pressure
- relaxation
- stiffness
- strain
- stress
- tension
- turmoil
- state of excitement
- bad end of a situation
- quick and busy activity
- dispensation
- work, exertion
- physical energy, power
- brunt
- euphoria
- insomnia
- inability to sleep soundly
- extreme anxiety
- anxious state
- strain, pressure
- physical force, weight
- constant motion; discontent
- pain, due to exertion
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- tightness
- chaos
- comfort
- diversion
- ease
- enjoyment
- entertainment
- fun
- nerves
-
restlessness
- ant,
- edginess,
- fitfulness,
- inconstancy,
- jumpiness,
- transience,
- Unsettledness,
- Ants,
- inconstancies,
- antsiness,
- antsinesses,
- edginesses,
- fitfulnesses,
- in constancies,
- in constancy,
- in stabilities,
- in stability,
- in-constancies,
- in-constancy,
- in-quietudes,
- in-stabilities,
- in-stability,
- jumpinesses,
- transiences,
- un rest,
- un settledness,
- un settlednesses,
- un-rest,
- un-rests,
- un-settledness,
- un-settlednesses,
- unsettlednesses,
- worriedness,
- worriednesses.
-
bustle
- dos,
- flurry,
- haste,
- Hurries,
- hurly burly,
- whirlwinds,
- TODO,
- do's,
- hurlyburly,
- to do,
- up roar,
- up roars,
- up-roar,
- up-roars.
- effort
- force
- inflexibility
-
nervousness
- butterfly,
- cold sweat,
- excitability,
- feverishness,
- moodiness,
- neuroticism,
- touchiness,
- willies,
- Butterflies,
- tremulousness,
- all overs,
- allovers,
- cold sweats,
- dis quiet,
- dis quiets,
- dis quietude,
- dis quietudes,
- dis-quiet,
- dis-quiets,
- dis-quietude,
- dis-quietudes,
- excitabilities,
- feverishnesses,
- moodinesses,
- neuroticisms,
- touchinesses,
- tremulousnesses,
- un easiness,
- un-easiness,
- un-easinesses.
- pressure
- relaxation
- stiffness
- strain
-
stress
- apprehensiveness,
- stress,
- tightness,
- overextensions,
- apprehensivenesses,
- ex tension,
- ex-tension,
- ex-tensions,
- in tensity,
- in-tensity,
- mis giving,
- mis trust,
- mis trusts,
- mis-giving,
- mis-trust,
- nervous tension,
- nervous tensions,
- over extension,
- over extensions,
- over-extension,
- over-extensions,
- pro traction,
- pro tractions,
- pro-traction,
- pro-tractions,
- tightnesses.
-
tension
- stretching,
- worriment,
- Astriction,
- Nail Biting,
- ants in pants,
- ants pants,
- astrictions,
- bad feeling,
- bad feelings,
- dis comfort,
- dis comforts,
- dis-comfort,
- dis-comforts,
- nail bitings,
- nail-biting,
- nail-bitings,
- nailbiting,
- nailbitings,
- pins needles,
- strainings,
- stretchings,
- un eases,
- un-ease,
- un-eases,
- worriments.
- turmoil
- state of excitement
- bad end of a situation
- quick and busy activity
- dispensation
- work, exertion
- physical energy, power
- brunt
- euphoria
- insomnia
- inability to sleep soundly
- extreme anxiety
- anxious state
- strain, pressure
- physical force, weight
- constant motion; discontent
- pain, due to exertion
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
- Antonyms:
- abstain, avoid, bear.