Defenition of the word tightening

• Defenition of the word tightening

  • the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"
  • the act of making something tighter

Synonyms for the word tightening

• • contraction
  • lessening
  • reduction
  • tapering
  • thinning

Similar words in the tightening

• • tightening

Hyponyms for the word tightening

• • take-up

Hypernyms for the word tightening

• • adjustment
  • alteration
  • modification

Antonyms for the word tightening

• • laxation
  • loosening

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