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tightened

ADJECTIVE

firm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fast robust solid steady strong sturdy substantial tenacious tight unshakable

STRONG

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

compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick

WEAK

bound clasped close-fitting constricted contracted crowded dense drawn enduring established firm fixed hidebound invulnerable secure set skintight stretched tenacious unbending unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose slack yielding

WEAK

comfortable easy open wide

Example Sentences

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In the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor, an initially messy field tightened into a three-way race between Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Bank Indonesia also tightened rules for dollar purchases.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Surging equity and property prices, rampant margin speculation and a central bank that tightened while the economy still looked strong produced one of the most spectacular unwinds in modern markets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Separately on Sunday, the US tightened its rules on selling Nvidia's most advanced chips to Chinese firms.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Jess’s throat tightened up as she thought of the twins.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

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