to unstrain
- verb
- /ʌnˈstreɪn/
- The therapist helped her unstrain her body through gentle stretching exercises.
Examples
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Listening to calming music can help unstrain your thoughts and reduce stress.
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After a long day at work, I like to meditate to unstrain my mind.
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And the machine unstrained, does all your breathing now.
Synonyms
To feel less nervous and more calm
Make pain, stress, or worry less
Make something less tight so it can move or open
Become relaxed and less tense after work or a stressful time
To relax and become less nervous or tense
Relax and become less tense after work or stress
Become or make less tight, like a rope
To make something less tight or set something free
Make someone feel less worried or tense
Make a tense person or situation feel more relaxed
To make the body or mind less tense
To make muscles feel less tight or stiff
Make a tense situation calmer
Make a rope or line less tight
To make something less tight or free it from something holding it
To move or stretch your muscles so they are ready to work
To free a part of your body from a tight painful position
Antonyms
How Relaxed
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unstrain starts with un-, which means 'not' or 'undo' like in untie, and ends with strain, which means 'to make tight' or 'tightness'. So to unstrain someone is to remove that tightness and make them relaxed.