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Synonyms for stiffen

Most common

tighten tighten up constrain

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make stiff.

Related words

Word family
stiffener stiff
Phrases
stiffen up

Forms

Past participle
stiffened
e.g. stiffened → tightened, constrained, hardened, fortified…

Example sentences

  • tighten Yanni doesn't have to tighten the screws too much.
  • constrain What human trespass would constrain thy power, O Zeus?
  • harden Yanni waited for the resin to harden.
  • fortify We will fortify the gates with iron bars.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stiffenrising
tightenrising
constrainrising
hardensteady
fortifysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
set1
6 letters
harden2
7 letters
tighten2, fortify3, starken
9 letters
constrain2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harden2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
raidir
Español
endurecer
Deutsch
aufziehen
Català
tesar