bolted

ADJECTIVE

firm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fast robust solid steady strong sturdy substantial tenacious tight unshakable

STRONG

anchored braced cemented closed embedded fastened fixed immovable mounted nailed petrified riveted rooted screwed secure secured set settled soldered sound spiked tightened welded

WEAK

durable immobile motionless stationary taut unfluctuating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broken infirm intermittent loose slack soft unattached unfixed unhealthy unstable untrustworthy weak wobbly

STRONG

indefinite movable moving undecided

WEAK

alterable changeable flexible irresolute supple unsettled wavering yielding

ADJECTIVE

tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airtight fast short uncomfortable

WEAK

blind blocked choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose

WEAK

open slack unsealed

Example Sentences

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Bolted cilantro can be kept in the garden until seed heads develop for a harvest of coriander.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Bolted to a red flatbed truck, the giant potato is a nod to local farmers and also marks the entrance to the 1953 Spud Drive-In, which still shows movies on Fridays and Saturdays.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021

Levin defended Bolted calling the accusations a "disgrace."

From Fox News • Jun. 20, 2019

Bolted after leading Tennessee to the Sweet 16 last season to take over a program that has some talent, but plays in the deep Pac-12.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2014

Bolted to the back of each seat, behind a square sheet of Plexiglas, is a map of all the city’s bus routes.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

bolted

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