Tension and Trepidation

Tension

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

Trepidation and tension are semantically related in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Trepidation" instead a noun "Tension".

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

Trepidation

Trepidation noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Tension and trepidation are semantically related in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Tension" instead a noun "Trepidation", if it concerns topics such as fear.

How words are described

initial initial tension initial trepidation
considerable considerable tension considerable trepidation
sheer sheer tension sheer trepidation
massive massive tension massive trepidation
Other adjectives: great, little, lingering.
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