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Stiffen — synonyms, stiffen antonyms, definition
1. stiffen (Verb)
33 synonyms
back up brace buttress cake clarify clot condense congeal consolidate constrain crust curdle encrust firm fortify fossilise fossilize gel harden jell • • •
1 antonym
loosen
3 definitions
stiffen (Verb) — Become stiff or stiffer.
ex. "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
stiffen (Verb) — Make stiff or stiffer.
ex. "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
stiffen (Verb) — (of laws or regulations) make more restrictive, or impose greater penalties.
ex. "stiffen the regulations"
10 types of
alter bound change confine limit modify restrain restrict throttle trammel
5 types
buckram ossify petrify rigidify starch