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LOOSEN Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word loosen. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For LOOSEN

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tighten
verbv
verb

• make tight or tighter

• become tight or tighter

• severely restrict in scope or extent

• narrow or limit

cinch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any undertaking that is easy to do

• stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

• a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

verb

• tie a cinch around

• make sure of

• get a grip on; get mastery of

clamp
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

verb

• fasten or fix with a clamp

• impose or inflict forcefully

clench
verbv
noun

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the act of grasping

verb

• hold in a tight grasp

• squeeze together tightly

fasten
verbv
verb

• cause to be firmly attached

• become fixed or fastened

• attach to

• make tight or tighter

secure
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

adjective satellite

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

verb

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

stiffen
verbv
verb

• become stiff or stiffer

• make stiff or stiffer

• severely restrict in scope or extent

Alternatives for TIGHTEN

Alternatives for CINCH

Alternatives for CLAMP

Alternatives for CLENCH

Alternatives for FASTEN

Alternatives for SECURE

Alternatives for STIFFEN

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