Synonyms for Tightening:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • tightening.
  •contraction (noun)
  • deflation,
  • deflations,
  • reducing,
  • tensing,
  • elisions,
  • elision,
  • drawing together,
  • lessening,
  • shrinking,
  • decreasings.
  •stricture (noun)
  • tightnesses,
  • squeezings,
  • strangulations.

• v.

  •narrowing (verb)
  • thinning,
  • slenderizing,
  • narrowing,
  • slimming.
  •tightening (verb)
  • Securing,
  • firming,
  • stiffening.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • crescent,
  • shrinkage,
  • repressing,
  • Abbreviating,
  • constraining,
  • increasing,
  • press,
  • Oppressing,
  • condensation,
  • fixing,
  • information explosion,
  • restrain,
  • Snowballing,
  • Quashing,
  • constrict,
  • tying,
  • magnification,
  • Straitening,
  • abbreviate,
  • set up,
  • straining,
  • reinforcement,
  • aggravation,
  • seize,
  • tweak,
  • exacerbation,
  • proliferating,
  • frap,
  • abbreviation,
  • clenching,
  • explosion,
  • strangling,
  • close up,
  • Pegging,
  • tighten,
  • Clamping,
  • retrenchment,
  • stretching,
  • shortening,
  • capsule,
  • zip up,
  • step-up,
  • slimming down,
  • nip,
  • Abridging,
  • Diluting,
  • trimming,
  • crush,
  • dilute,
  • intensification,
  • beefing up,
  • Subjugating,
  • screwing,
  • Encumbering,
  • pressure,
  • subjugate,
  • restrict,
  • shorten,
  • belay,
  • exaggeration,
  • stretch,
  • concentrate,
  • Foreshortening,
  • strained,
  • constricting,
  • consolidation,
  • strengthening,
  • crescendoing,
  • Gritting,
  • Restraining,
  • fastening,
  • constrain,
  • reduction,
  • redoubling,
  • foreshorten,
  • pinch,
  • Cumbering,
  • swelling,
  • squeeze,
  • oppress,
  • constriction,
  • reduce,
  • Simplifying,
  • quash,
  • blowing up,
  • concretion,
  • heightening,
  • deepening,
  • blowup,
  • put away,
  • Population Explosion,
  • acceleration,
  • Pinching,
  • bracing,
  • Puckering,
  • on the increase,
  • stiffen,
  • abridgment,
  • cut,
  • incremental,
  • concentration,
  • restricting,
  • confining,
  • strain,
  • waxing,
  • intensifying,
  • pickup,
  • Clasping,
  • Concentrating,
  • compression,
  • tie up,
  • lock up,
  • accelerando,
  • speedup,
  • abridgement,
  • Frapping,
  • compaction,
  • Multiplying,
  • contracting,
  • clamping down,
  • lengthening,
  • expanding,
  • growing,
  • convulsion,
  • spreading,
  • secure,
  • compress,
  • pressing,
  • fasten,
  • Extending,
  • Subduing,
  • fix,
  • closing,
  • enhancement,
  • squeezing,
  • repress,
  • compressing,
  • Compacting,
  • decrease.

Paraphrases for Tightening:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    tighten.
  • Proper noun, singular
    tighten.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Toughening, tighten.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    tight.
  • Proper noun, singular
    tight.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    tight.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    tightening-up, strenghtening.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    tough.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    streamlining, Enhancing, deepening, restricting, restriction, curing, worsening, increase, restraint, constraint, resurgence, deterioration, setting, adjustment, stiffener, Adjusting, fine-tuning, strictest.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Consolidating, hastening, Furthering, entrenching, broadening, energizing, augmenting, Enriching, minimizing, diminishing, increasing, tying, solidifying, supervising, Enforcing, refining, realigning, insisting, renewing, impeding, leveraging, better, penalising, complementing, delimiting, Promoting, Cementing, clarifying, limiting, Underpinning, advancing, curbing, Stepping, pressing, Empowering, snapping, reducing, Repairing, Bridging, forging, biting, declining, compressing, urging, controlling, crushing, tailoring, ruling, assuring, growing, Adapting, demanding, supporting, closing, armouring, focusing, Applying, keeping, resulting, Forming, falling, Enhancing, deepening, restricting.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    tightened.
  • Proper noun, singular
    tightened.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    hardening, tightness, narrowing, intensification, stringency, contraction, squeeze, reinforcement, retrenchment, exacerbation, austerity, strengthen, stricter, enhancement, crunch, inflexibility, aggravation, escalation, upsurge, strictness, recrudescence, constriction, emphasis, curtailment.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    reinvigorating, reinforces, Sharpening, accelerating, exacerbating, Bolstering, emphasizing, fine-tune, Boosting, constraining, governing, punishing, underlining, underscoring, shaking, squeezing, torquing, stressing, pushing, unwinding, Clamping, sentences, hardening, Toughening, making, narrowing, streamlining, curing, worsening, setting, Adjusting, strenghtening.

Antonyms for Tightening:

• n.

  • act
    loosening.

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    laxation.

Hypernym for Tightening:

• n.

  • act
    take-up.

Hyponym for Tightening:

• n.

  • act
    alteration, modification, adjustment.