Antonyms for batten
ˈbæt nbat·ten

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1. • Strengthen
   • Stuffing

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1. batting, battennoun

   stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

   Synonyms:
   batting

2. battenverb

   a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

   Synonyms:
   batting

3. batten, batten down, secureverb

   furnish with battens

   "batten ships"

   Synonyms:
   fasten, plug, stop up, batten down, procure, guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, fix, secure

4. battenverb

   secure with battens

   "batten down a ship's hatches"

   Synonyms:
   batten down, secure

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1. battenverb

   Synonyms:
   fatten

How to use batten in a sentence?

1. Mick Fleetwood:

   No matter what - rehearsed, under-rehearsed, over-rehearsed, doubts about rehearsing - the first gig is always the first gig, and you put on your little praying hat, batten down the hatch, and do what you do.

2. Marquis de Sade:

   Wolves which batten upon lambs, lambs consumed by wolves, the strong who immolate the weak, the weak victims of the strong: there you have Nature, there you have her intentions, there you have her scheme: a perpetual action and reaction, a host of vices, a host of virtues, in one word, a perfect equilibrium resulting from the equality of good and evil on earth.

3. Andy Forster:

   For the last couple of years, it's been more about batten down the hatches and cost control. They may be changing the focus slightly now.

4. Operation Warp Speed:

   This is our time to batten down.

5. Ethan Berkowitz:

   We know there is a Covid storm coming, this is our time to batten down.

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