Synonyms for tighten
ˈtaɪt ntight·en

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tightenverb

   To make tighter.

   Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

   Antonyms:
   loosen

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Restrict

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tightenverb

   Synonyms:
   make tight

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tightenverb

   Synonyms:
   straiten

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "tighten":

   torque, tightening, squeeze, fasten, retighten, re-tighten, pinch, strengthen, tightens, tightness, toughen, shake

How to pronounce tighten?

How to say tighten in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1607","1"],["1657","1"],["1701","1"],["1703","1"],["1720","1"],["1722","1"],["1725","1"],["1735","1"],["1738","1"],["1739","1"],["1740","2"],["1742","2"],["1745","2"],["1748","2"],["1749","1"],["1750","3"],["1756","1"],["1757","2"],["1758","2"],["1759","1"],["1760","1"],["1761","1"],["1763","2"],["1764","5"],["1768","5"],["1769","3"],["1770","7"],["1771","1"],["1772","2"],["1774","5"],["1775","3"],["1776","5"],["1777","7"],["1778","2"],["1780","1"],["1781","2"],["1783","5"],["1785","1"],["1786","3"],["1787","5"],["1788","1"],["1789","2"],["1790","7"],["1791","2"],["1792","5"],["1793","2"],["1794","5"],["1795","3"],["1796","3"],["1797","2"],["1798","5"],["1799","3"],["1800","1"],["1801","25"],["1802","11"],["1803","6"],["1804","1"],["1805","10"],["1806","8"],["1807","8"],["1808","18"],["1809","19"],["1810","8"],["1811","7"],["1812","6"],["1813","34"],["1814","18"],["1815","17"],["1816","27"],["1817","24"],["1818","45"],["1819","18"],["1820","25"],["1821","10"],["1822","37"],["1823","23"],["1824","37"],["1825","52"],["1826","42"],["1827","51"],["1828","55"],["1829","64"],["1830","49"],["1831","90"],["1832","86"],["1833","53"],["1834","62"],["1835","70"],["1836","106"],["1837","70"],["1838","147"],["1839","72"],["1840","93"],["1841","91"],["1842","88"],["1843","72"],["1844","111"],["1845","91"],["1846","123"],["1847","90"],["1848","85"],["1849","99"],["1850","111"],["1851","161"],["1852","149"],["1853","137"],["1854","195"],["1855","144"],["1856","185"],["1857","217"],["1858","154"],["1859","177"],["1860","244"],["1861","159"],["1862","176"],["1863","182"],["1864","199"],["1865","182"],["1866","162"],["1867","266"],["1868","228"],["1869","233"],["1870","206"],["1871","276"],["1872","205"],["1873","301"],["1874","267"],["1875","283"],["1876","288"],["1877","316"],["1878","374"],["1879","314"],["1880","337"],["1881","363"],["1882","420"],["1883","433"],["1884","490"],["1885","409"],["1886","313"],["1887","397"],["1888","410"],["1889","444"],["1890","391"],["1891","523"],["1892","493"],["1893","501"],["1894","627"],["1895","614"],["1896","642"],["1897","555"],["1898","648"],["1899","751"],["1900","875"],["1901","816"],["1902","791"],["1903","840"],["1904","896"],["1905","834"],["1906","950"],["1907","876"],["1908","1038"],["1909","889"],["1910","1037"],["1911","946"],["1912","1026"],["1913","1001"],["1914","1088"],["1915","916"],["1916","1100"],["1917","1335"],["1918","1433"],["1919","1280"],["1920","1372"],["1921","1251"],["1922","1252"],["1923","1008"],["1924","1039"],["1925","801"],["1926","879"],["1927","975"],["1928","1088"],["1929","1082"],["1930","1046"],["1931","1066"],["1932","1080"],["1933","768"],["1934","1049"],["1935","1171"],["1936","1390"],["1937","1551"],["1938","1430"],["1939","1484"],["1940","1501"],["1941","1754"],["1942","2338"],["1943","1663"],["1944","1622"],["1945","1273"],["1946","1990"],["1947","2189"],["1948","2020"],["1949","2358"],["1950","2336"],["1951","2391"],["1952","2465"],["1953","2336"],["1954","2437"],["1955","2946"],["1956","2455"],["1957","2632"],["1958","2774"],["1959","2764"],["1960","3662"],["1961","3277"],["1962","3487"],["1963","3938"],["1964","4004"],["1965","4351"],["1966","4412"],["1967","5177"],["1968","4993"],["1969","4960"],["1970","5495"],["1971","5825"],["1972","5649"],["1973","6660"],["1974","6966"],["1975","7440"],["1976","7926"],["1977","7545"],["1978","9744"],["1979","9100"],["1980","9223"],["1981","9331"],["1982","10283"],["1983","11615"],["1984","12178"],["1985","12946"],["1986","16868"],["1987","15611"],["1988","15312"],["1989","15685"],["1990","20138"],["1991","17316"],["1992","17156"],["1993","17222"],["1994","18445"],["1995","18823"],["1996","18696"],["1997","18606"],["1998","20651"],["1999","20881"],["2000","23581"],["2001","24404"],["2002","28816"],["2003","32566"],["2004","34851"],["2005","33752"],["2006","31836"],["2007","32338"],["2008","33916"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use tighten in a sentence?

1. Thomas Costerg:

   Despite stronger employment momentum, slow wage growth and inflation mean there is no rush to tighten (monetary) policy. The Fed may wait until September.

2. Richard Saperstein:

   Even with elevated levels of inflation, we expect the Federal Reserve to tighten less than the market expects in 2022.

3. Eric Schmidt:

   What we do is, we match ads and the content, but because we source the ads from everywhere, every once in a while somebody gets underneath the algorithm and they put in something that doesn’t match, we’ve had to tighten our policies and actually increase our manual review time and so I think we’re going to be okay.

4. Li Zheming:

   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.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   That is the choice before us, we can prioritize either ideological purity or inclusive victory. We can either call people names online or we can call them into our movement. We can either tighten a narrow and hardcore base or open the tent to a new and broad and big-hearted American coalition.