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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to tighten:   (143 results)

Often used in the same context:
loosen, toughen, stiffen, clamp, strengthen, restrict, curtail, slacken, improve, beefing, constrict, easing, relax, tweak, weaken, pare, rein, reassess, rethink, soften, lighten, intensify, ramped, fasten, smarten, ratcheting, buckle, enforce, reevaluate, ratcheted, liberalize, lengthen, constrain, bolster, crack, adjust, harden, shrink, widen, push, curb, standardize, squeeze, impose, normalize, steepen, unhinge, exert, sharpen, cut, simplify, amend, reduce, crimp, scrutinize, expand, put, streamline, regulate, reimpose, alter, stabilize, formalize, worsen, deteriorate, reexamine, straighten, batten down, flout, redouble, slash, trim, reassert, revamp, reconsider, revising, shorten, revaluate, cinching, adhere, stifle, yank, firming, abolish, extend, unfasten, enact, stretched, keep, fortify, wrap, clench, maintain, readjust, reshape, rebalance, lift, restrain, unpeg, rejig, boost, untie

More specific:
compact, compress, constrict, constringe, contract, firm, frap, narrow, press, screw, squeeze, strain, tauten, tense, wind, wind up

Appears in the definition of:
abdominoplasty, deadeye, idler pulley, idle pulley, idle wheel, packing nut, retrench, screw, stillson wrench, stuffing nut, tummy tuck

More general:
alter, bound, change, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

Synonyms:
constrain, fasten, reduce, stiffen, tighten up

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