Synonyms for clenched
clenched

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1. clenchedadjective

   Antonyms:
   unclenched

2. clenchedadjective

   a clenched fist

   Antonyms:
   unclenched

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1. clenched, clinchedadjective

   closed or squeezed together tightly

   "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth"

   Synonyms:
   clinched

   Antonyms:
   loose

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1. George Jean Nathan:

   No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

2. Golda Meir:

   You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

3. Photographer Kevin Ebi:

   To my surprise, the scene was even more dramatic than I expected. I thought the fox would drop the rabbit, giving the eagle an easy dinner, instead, the fox, with its jaw still clenched on the rabbit, inadvertently got snagged by the bald eagle. The eagle lifted the young fox and rabbit into the sky triggering an even more dramatic struggle.

4. Roger John:

   When you are in a state of nonacceptance, it's difficult to learn. A clenched fist cannot receive a gift, and a clenched psyche grasped tightly against the reality of what must not be accepted cannot easily receive a lesson.

5. Aisha Yesufu:

   I raised up my hand and clenched fist and started walking back slowly, they were shooting at me, i braced myself for the impact and they were throwing tear gas. I said to myself, 'no matter what I am going to go down standing'. I was bracing myself for the pain that would come from any impact.