English dictionary



Hint: Click 'Bookmark' to add this page to your favorites.

English noun: tightening

1. tightening (act) the act of making something tighter


SamplesThe tightening of economic controls.


Broader (hypernym)adjustment, alteration, modification


Narrower (hyponym)take-up


Antonymslaxation, loosening









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk