Antonyms 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. • Change
   • Restrict

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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:
   straiten

How to use tighten in a sentence?

1. Nicholas Bloom:

   As we enter a recession tech firms will tighten belts by cutting back on office space and moving to hire cheaper workers outside big cities and abroad.

2. Amrita Sen:

   If markets don't tighten as quickly as people are expecting, the sell-off can be large.

3. Boris Johnson:

   We will continue to tighten the squeeze on some of the oligarchs who surround Putin.

4. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   Basically what they said is we didn't tighten because of global markets. This is a big deal, the global growth isn't there and they are really scared to reverse course if they raise rates.

5. Li Zheming:

   Zhou Xiaochuan's indication that monetary policy should remain neutral has cooled the stock market, investors are divided on the direction that the market is moving and are still cautious that regulators will tighten restrictions because of their crackdowns on margin trading and entrusted loan schemes.

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