tighten vs tense

tense vs tighten

tighten is not a noun while tense is a noun.

tighten is not an adjective while tense is an adjective.

tighten and tense both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tighten	No	No	Yes	No
tense	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, tense is a hyponym of tighten; that is, tense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tighten:

tighten: become tight or tighter
tense: become stretched or tense or taut

Other hyponyms of tighten include constrict, constringe, narrow, firm, tauten, compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze, strain.

tighten (noun)	tense (noun)
	a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

tighten (adjective)	tense (adjective)
	taut or rigid; stretched tight
	pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

tighten (verb)	tense (verb)
become tight or tighter	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
make tight or tighter	become tense, nervous, or uneasy
severely restrict in scope or extent	increase the tension on
narrow or limit	become stretched or tense or taut

Difference between tighten and tense

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