Words and phrases that have a meaning related to tightening: (138 results)
Antonyms:
loosening
Often used in the same context:
loosening, tighter, easing, softening, toughening, weakening, firming, looser, stricter, slackening, ratcheting, slowing, slowdown, constricting, monetary policy, worsening, deceleration, hardening, deterioration, crimping, slippage, clampdown, strengthening, inflation, restrictive, stiffening, relaxed, stringent, disinflation, lax, constriction, liberalizing, squeezing, constraining, narrowing, normalizing, contraction, clamping, lowering, accommodative, tougher, beefing, central bank, cinching, deflationary, inflationary, dovishness, souring, revising, unwinding, stringency, dampening, unpeg, steepen, cutting, ratcheted, thawing, overshooting, overinflation, macroeconomic, moderating, inflationary spiral, draconian, ramped, stimulatory, curtailing, credit crunch, downspin, quickening, softer, retrenching, deteriorate, lessening, stabilizing, reimposition, recalibration, intensification, flexing, overheating, weakness, relaxation, fraying, downturn, rockiness, lengthening, hawkish, restricting, lending, shrinking, weak, bolstering, crackdown, improving, stiffer, heightened, cautious, trimming, changes, increases, nervousness, curbs, darkening, curtailment, widening, diminution, lightening, sharpening, blurring, decrease, decline, increase, readjustment, rise, corrective, expansionary, regulatory, retrenchment, deregulatory, counterproductive, dumping, precautionary, procrustean, quarantine, tightest, antipollution, conceived, concerted, diversionary
More specific:
take-up
Appears in the definition of:
necktie, sparkplug wrench, take-up, tie, uterine contraction
More general:
Also try:adjustment, alteration, modification
— Nouns for tightening: measures, circle, grip, circles, policies, blockade, noose, spiral, procedure, exercises, web, more...
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