Synonyms for stiffness
stiff·ness

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1. stiffnessnoun

   the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

   Synonyms:
   gracelessness, rigour, awkwardness, severeness, hardness, severity, rigourousness, inclemency, clumsiness, rigorousness, harshness, rigor

2. stiffnessnoun

   the property of moving with pain or difficulty

   "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"

   Synonyms:
   gracelessness, rigour, awkwardness, severeness, hardness, severity, rigourousness, inclemency, clumsiness, rigorousness, harshness, rigor

3. stiffnessnoun

   firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

   "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"

   Synonyms:
   gracelessness, rigour, awkwardness, severeness, hardness, severity, rigourousness, inclemency, clumsiness, rigorousness, harshness, rigor

4. awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffnessnoun

   the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

   Synonyms:
   hardness, maladroitness, severeness, rigor, slowness, cumbersomeness, nuisance value, ineptness, rigour, harshness, inclemency, clumsiness, gracelessness, ungracefulness, rigorousness, awkwardness, severity, rigourousness, unwieldiness, ineptitude

5. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffnessnoun

   excessive sternness

   "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

   Synonyms:
   insensibility, ruggedness, callosity, grimness, awkwardness, severeness, rigor, unfeelingness, austereness, harshness, hardness, asperity, callousness, scratchiness, roughness, cogency, gracelessness, inclemency, inclementness, badness, bad weather, hardship, rigorousness, cruelty, cruelness, clumsiness, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour, validity

Matched Categories

1. • Awkwardness
   • Inelasticity
   • Inelegance
   • Resoluteness
   • Sternness

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1. stiffnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   inflexibility, rigidity, firmness, prudery, constraint, precision, formality, tension

   Antonyms:
   pliability, limpness, flexibility, flaccidity, ease, relaxation, informality

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1. List of paraphrases for "stiffness":

   rigidity, inflexibility, rigor, steepness, rigid, stiff, tightness, stickiness, inflexible

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1. Edward Farrell:

   Many times in my practice we comes across individuals with minimal or moderate osteoarthritis that are unfortunately becoming more sedentary due to some pain, the result is potential weight gain, reduced cardiovascular health, and of course joint stiffness and muscle weakness.

2. Johnny Isakson:

   My main symptoms are the stiffness in my left arm and a slowed, shuffling gait, i am busier and have more responsibility today than ever before in my political career, and I couldn't be happier about that.

3. Rachel Dolhun:

   At its core there is a loss of brain cells that make dopamine, and that’s why in Parkinson’s you see symptoms of movement like tremors, slowness, stiffness, and walking and balance problems.

4. Cynthia Fontanella:

   Mood stabilizers and psychotic medications can cause weight gain, say up to 30 or 40 pounds... stiffness of their neck or eyes... and it can cause sedation, so, they may not use their medication and may self-medicate with cannabis to treat the mood disorders.

5. Walter Koch:

   We saw active reversal of ventricular function, reverse remodeling, heart chambers actually got smaller and more muscular, and stoppage of fibrosis that limits the stiffness of the heart.