7
tire(verb, bother, worry, damage, annoy)
7
tug(noun, verb, work, drive, remove)
6
afflict(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
aggrieve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
agonize(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
ail(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
aria(noun, expression, piece, track, round)
6
derivation(noun, company, place, position, line)
6
disturb(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
eat(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
encumber(verb, trouble, charge, bother, annoy)
6
exude(verb, drop, discharge, clean, drain)
6
give(verb, twist, distort, warp, deform)
6
grieve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
harry(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
hound(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
injury(noun, upset, hurt, worry, blow)
6
irritate(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
make an effort(expression, idiom, determine, undertake, strive)
6
melodic line(noun, expression, idiom)
10 years ago|35k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). strain thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/strain/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "strain thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/strain/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, strain thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/strain/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "strain thesaurus" 2 March 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/strain/thesaurus/synonyms>