Synonyms for tighten
ˈtaɪt ntight·en

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1. tightenverb

   To make tighter.

   Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

   Antonyms:
   loosen

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1. tighten, fastenverb

   make tight or tighter

   "Tighten the wire"

   Synonyms:
   fasten, tighten up, fix, constrain, reduce, secure, stiffen

2. tightenverb

   become tight or tighter

   "The rope tightened"

   Synonyms:
   fasten, stiffen, constrain, reduce, tighten up

3. stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrainverb

   restrict

   "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

   Synonyms:
   fasten, restrain, tighten up, encumber, constrain, cumber, reduce, stiffen

4. reduce, tightenverb

   narrow or limit

   "reduce the influx of foreigners"

   Synonyms:
   bring down, decoct, slim down, quash, boil down, foreshorten, trim down, slim, constrain, cut, trim back, trim, slenderize, cut back, stiffen, cut down, subjugate, thin out, shrink, abridge, come down, contract, melt off, fasten, subdue, scale down, concentrate, deoxidize, shorten, dilute, thin, tighten up, deoxidise, reduce, abbreviate, keep down, lose weight, repress

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1. tightenverb

   Synonyms:
   make tight

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1. tightenverb

   Synonyms:
   straiten

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1. List of paraphrases for "tighten":

   torque, tightening, squeeze, fasten, retighten, re-tighten, pinch, strengthen, tightens, tightness, toughen, shake

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How to use tighten in a sentence?

1. David Stockton:

   Yellen will have a noticeable faction of the committee that's anxious to tighten again, they will need to be persuaded that the process is still in place, that this is not an indefinite pause.

2. Daniela Mardarovici:

   Brainard's stock was rising when many thought it was presumably better to not tighten interest rates too quickly, biden's comments on inflation [ have ] changed that balance.

3. Redur Xelil:

   The operation to tighten the strangle-hold on Ain Issa is continuing in the outskirts of the city.

4. Sal Guatieri:

   The Fed will welcome the continued strength in consumer spending and the latest positive jobs report, but it's clearly in zero rush to tighten policy, these two reports might increase the odds of a September rate increase at the margin.

5. Jyrki Katainen:

   To regain customers' trust in this important industry, we need to tighten the rules but also ensure they are effectively observed.