Thesaurus
:
tighten
T
hesaurus
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.