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Tightened Definition

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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of tighten.

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Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • reinforced
  • strengthened
  • compressed
  • condensed
  • strangled
  • squeezed
  • bound
  • cramped
  • pinched
  • contracted
  • constricted
  • crushed
  • clenched
  • stiffened
  • tautened
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • loosened
  • unloosed
  • relaxed
  • molten
  • softened
  • liquefied
  • loosed
  • freed
  • released

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Words Starting With

TTITIG

Words Ending With

DEDNED

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Words Starting With T and Ending With D

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Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With T9 Letter Words Ending With D

Words Near Tightened in the Dictionary

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  • tighten-one-s-belt
  • tighten-the-purse-strings
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  • tightener
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