unstrained

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adjective

Not strained or tense.

“unstrained milk”

Similar
relaxedunforcedeffortless
OriginEnglish strained ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunstrained (comparative more unstrained, superlative most unstrained)

comparative more unstrained · superlative most unstrained

  1. Not strained or tense.

    an unstrained family relationship

  2. not comparableNot having been forced through a strainer.

    unstrained milk

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot placed under psychological stress

Similar
relaxed

adjectivenot resulting from undue effort; not forced

Similar
unforcedeffortless
Also see
effortlessrelaxedunforced

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishstrained
  9. Englishunstrained

From un- + strained.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

understain
Cite this entry
APA

unstrained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstrained

MLA

“unstrained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstrained. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unstrained,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstrained.

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