Synonyms for tighten
ˈtaɪt ntight·en

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1. tightenverb

   To make tighter.

   Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

   Antonyms:
   loosen

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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

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1. tightenverb

   Synonyms:
   make tight

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1. tightenverb

   Synonyms:
   straiten

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1. List of paraphrases for "tighten":

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

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1. Gabe Kapler:

   We definitely have to tighten up our communication, that play didn't stop us from winning the game, but it may have stopped us from being at our best throughout that game.

2. Sal Guatieri:

   The Fed will welcome the continued strength in consumer spending and the latest positive jobs report, but it's clearly in zero rush to tighten policy, these two reports might increase the odds of a September rate increase at the margin.

3. Timothy Naimi:

   I think one of the implications for the broader society is that currently our controls on television advertising for alcohol are minimal and they're self-regulatory, so I think we should definitely tighten up that some.

4. Jeff King:

   Father Josiah Trenham said. The incident took place on April 12, some four months after a terror attack left 14 dead in nearby San Bernardino, and just over three months before a French priest was killed by ISIS-linked jihadists in his church. The events, whether far or near, underscore a grim new reality for pastors such as Father Josiah Trenham : Instead of offering sanctuary from evil, churches could in fact be attractive targets for terror. Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police, said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. If you are an Islamist terrorist seeking self-glory, executing a priest will bring you more attention than executing an average civilian. While no lethal terror attacks have occurred inside a U.S. church to date, experts like Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, notes the threat tally is growing. I'm pretty sure there will be attacks in the future, until [ radical Islam is defeated ], we can expect Christians, including in the West, to rationally tighten security measures and try to protect themselves from attack. In February, Khial Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was arrested after Khial Abu-Rayyan told an undercover The FBI agent Khial Abu-Rayyan was preparing to shoot up a major church near Khial Abu-Rayyan home on behalf of ISIS. A month earlier, the Rev. Roger Spradlin of Valley Baptist Church – one of the biggest congregations in Bakersfield, Calif. – told attendees that they had received a threat written in Arabic. Undercover officers were then placed during worship services.

5. Ed Clissold:

   Too steep of a curve implies that inflation is getting out of control and the Fed may have to tighten quickly.