Tension and Unity

Tension

Tension noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

Unity is an antonym for tension.

Nearby Words: tense, tensing, tensed, tenseness, tensely

Unity

Unity noun - A balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts.
Usage example: there's an aesthetic unity to the sculpture garden that makes it an ideal spot for quiet relaxing

Tension is an antonym for unity.

Nearby Words: unite, union, united, unify, unified

How words are described

narrative narrative tension narrative unity
real real tension real unity
internal internal tension internal unity
necessary necessary tension necessary unity
Other adjectives: religious, political, classic, growing, international, racial.

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Video / Critical Role In the same scene, Percy kisses her, ending many, many episodes of romantic tension with a new kind of "unity".
  • Franchise / Assassin's Creed Unity subjects the Constitutional Monarchy of 1789 to a great deal of idealization, with Mirabeau shown as a Pragmatic Hero whose corruption and backroom dealing with the King is depicted as an attempt to control escalating tension.
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