Synonyms for tightening
- narrow
- stiffen
- toughen
- bind
- clench
- close
- compress
- condense
- congeal
- contract
- cramp
- crush
- fasten
- fix
- grip
- harden
- pinch
- pressure
- rigidify
- screw
- secure
- squeeze
- strain
- strangle
- stretch
- tauten
- tense
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Antonyms for tightening
- allow
- concentrate
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- free
- give
- help
- increase
- lengthen
- let go
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- melt
- open
- release
- uncompress
- unfasten
- untie
- relax
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contractions
noun. drawing in; shortening
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridging
- abridgment
- compression
- condensation
- condensing
- confinement
- confining
- constriction
- curtailing
- curtailment
- cutting down
- decrease
- decreasing
- deflating
- deflation
- diminishing
- diminution
- drawing together
- dwindling
- elision
- evaporating
- evaporation
- lessening
- lopping
- narrowing
- omission
- omitting
- receding
- recession
- reducing
- reduction
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- shrivelling
- tensing
- tightening
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.