Defenition of the word stiffen

• Defenition of the word stiffen

  • make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
  • become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
  • restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
  • make stiff or stiffer
  • become stiff or stiffer
  • restrict

Synonyms for the word stiffen

• • become rigid
  • brace
  • congeal
  • constrain
  • harden
  • make stronger
  • reinforce
  • solidify
  • strengthen
  • thicken
  • tighten
  • tighten up
  • toughen

Similar words in the stiffen

• • stiffen
  • stiffened
  • stiffener
  • stiffeners
  • stiffening
  • stiffens

Hyponyms for the word stiffen

• • buckram
  • ossify
  • petrify
  • rigidify
  • starch

Hypernyms for the word stiffen

• • alter
  • bound
  • change
  • confine
  • limit
  • modify
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • throttle
  • trammel

Antonyms for the word stiffen

• • loose
  • loosen
  • relax

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