Thesaurus:tighten

English

Verb

Sense: to make tighter

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

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