Thesaurus:tighten

Thesaurus

tighten

English

Verb

Sense: to make tighter

Synonyms

• bind
• brace
• cinch
• clench
• constrict
• squeeze
• tighten
• taughten (chiefly nautical)
• tauten
• tense

Antonyms

• divide    [⇒ thesaurus]
• liberate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• loosen    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• overtighten
•   —
• collar
• flex
• pull in (nautical)
• screw up
• sinch (US, equestrianism)
• swifter (nautical)
• take in (climbing)
• wind up
• wrench (obsolete)

Further reading

• “43. junction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “tighten” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.