tighten

tighten is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
2. verb. narrow or limit

   "reduce the influx of foreigners"

   Synonyms: reduce

3. verb. restrict

   "Tighten the rules"

   "stiffen the regulations"

   Synonyms: constrain, stiffen

4. verb. become tight or tighter

   "The rope tightened"

5. verb. make tight or tighter

   "Tighten the wire"

   Synonyms: fasten

Synonyms

reduce, constrain, stiffen, fasten

Common word forms

tightens, tightened, tightener, tightening

Words from these letters

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