Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

TENSE

relaxed

The most appropriate antonym of the word "tense" is relaxed.

• Tense means "in a state of mental or emotional strain or tension."
• Relaxed means "free from tension or anxiety."

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of "tense."

• Stiff means "not flexible or yielding; rigid."
• Close means "not far apart; near."
• Strained means "in a state of great mental or emotional tension."