perfect vs tense
tense vs perfectperfect and tense both are nouns.
perfect and tense both are adjectives.
perfect and tense both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| perfect | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| tense | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
tense is a hypernym of
perfect; that is, tense is a
word with a broader meaning than perfect:
- perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
- tense: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
| perfect (noun) | tense (noun) |
|---|---|
| a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
| perfect (adjective) | tense (adjective) |
|---|---|
| being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish | taut or rigid; stretched tight |
| precisely accurate or exact | pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') |
| without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
| perfect (verb) | tense (verb) |
|---|---|
| make perfect or complete | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| become tense, nervous, or uneasy | |
| increase the tension on | |
| become stretched or tense or taut |
Words related to "perfect"
- ameliorate
- amend
- arrant
- better
- brush up
- clean
- clear
- cold
- complete
- consummate
- double-dyed
- down
- down pat
- errorless
- everlasting
- exact
- faultless
- flawless
- flawlessness
- future perfect
- future perfect tense
- gross
- hone
- ideal
- idealised
- idealized
- idyllic
- immaculate
- impeccable
- imperfect
- improve
- incorrupted
- mastered
- meliorate
- mint
- ne plus ultra
- optimise
- optimize
- past perfect
- past perfect tense
- perfect tense
- perfecter
- perfectible
- perfection
- perfective
- perfective tense
- pluperfect
- pluperfect tense
- polish
- polish up
- present perfect
- present perfect continuous
- present perfect progressive
- present perfect tense
- pure
- round
- round off
- sodding
- staring
- stark
- tense
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- unadulterated
- unblemished
- unbroken
- uncorrupted
- undefiled
- unflawed
- unmarred
- unmitigated
- unmutilated
- utopian
- utter
Words related to "tense"
- affect
- agitated
- alter
- antsy
- aorist
- aroused
- change
- change state
- cliff-hanging
- constricted
- continuous tense
- edgy
- electric
- extend
- fidgety
- fretful
- future
- future tense
- grammatical category
- high-strung
- highly strung
- imperfect
- imperfect tense
- isotonic
- itchy
- jittery
- jumpy
- lax
- modify
- nail-biting
- nervous
- nervy
- overstrung
- past
- past tense
- perfect
- perfect tense
- perfective
- perfective tense
- phonetics
- present
- present tense
- progressive
- progressive tense
- pumped
- pumped up
- pumped-up
- relax
- relaxed
- restive
- restless
- strain
- strained
- stretch
- suspenseful
- suspensive
- syntactic category
- taut
- tense
- tense up
- tenseness
- tension
- tensity
- tensor
- tight
- tighten
- turn
- uneasy
- unrelaxed
- uptight
- wired
- wound up
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