Shoes are stiff when they are new.
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Stiff
/stɪf/
Synonyms for "stiff" (689 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (138)
a bit muchabandonedabusiveadamantadamantineaffectedafflictivealcoholicall thumbsaloofarabarduousaridartificialashesaustereawkwardbalkerbalky horsebarren
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beach bumbeachcomberbeggarbeggarly fellowblahblankblighterblindblind drunkbloodlessblottoblue collar workerblue-collar workerblunderheadedblunderingbobodyboldbombasticbonesboorishboundlessbowery bumbreadwinnerbriskbrittlebuckrambudmashbumbumblingbummerbunglingbutterfingeredcadavercaitiffcarcasscarelesscarrioncartilaginouscast-ironcasualcasual laborerceremonialceremoniouschallengingcharacterlesscheapskatechewychillyclayclownishclumsyclumsy-fistedcohesivecoldcolorlesscommon laborercompactcoolcoriaceouscorpsecorpus delicticostlycourtlycrampedcrockcrowbaitcruelcumbersomecumbrousday laborerdeaddead as muttondead bodydead mandead persondeardear-boughtdeceaseddecedentdecorousdensedepartedderelictdetermineddevildifficultdismaldistantdistressingdogdoggeddogiedourdraggydrastic
Adjective(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (207)
Adjective(8 words)
drearisomedrearydrifterdrunkdrunkarddrydry bonesdryasdustdulldurabledustdustyeartheffeteegregiouselephantineembalmed corpseemployeeemptyenergetic
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enormousetiolatedexaggeratedexcessiveexcruciatingexhaustingexorbitantexpensiveextravagantextremefabulousfactory workerfadefancyfatiguingfibrousfingers all thumbsfirmfit for seaflatflintyflunkyfood for wormsforcedforcefulformalfree lancefree-lancerfreshfrigidfull-time workerfumblingfundamentalistgamingaminegarrongauchegawkishgawkygiganticgluttonousgoatgone to seedgood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggracelessgrimgristlyguindegustyguttersnipehackhadhaltingham-fistedham-handedhandhardhard corehard-corehardenedhardyharrowingharshhaughtyheavyheavy handedheavy-handedhelplesshideboundhighhigh-pricedho humho-humhobohollowhomeless waifhowlinghulkinghulkyhuman wreckhurtfulhyperbolichypertrophiedidlerimmoderateimmovableimmutableimpersonalimplacableimpliablein buckraminaneincontinentindomitableindustrial workerinelasticinelegantinexcitableinexorableinflexibleinkhorninordinateinsipidintemperateintenseintoxicatedintransigentironironboundironcladironhandedirreconcilablejadejejunejobberjobholderjugheadlaboredlaborerlaboring manlaboriouslandloperlastinglate lamentedlatinatelazzaroneleadenleatherlikeleatheryleft handedleft-handleft-handedlifelessloaferloselloutishlow spiritedlow-spiritedlowlifelubberlylumberinglumpishluxuriousmaladroitmanneredmauvais sujetmean wretchmenialmercilessmigrantmisermoilermoneymonstrousmortal remainsmuckermudlarkmummification
Noun(11 words)
dupedutch stijfformalhard liquorhardenhigh‑proof liquorimmobileinflexibleless fluidmaterial deformabilitymore rigid
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (344)
mummymuscle boundmuscle-boundnagnavvyniggardno goodno-goodnot affordableoafishobdurateobstinateof great costoffice temporaryofficialon the downgradeorganic remainsorthodoxoutout cold
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out of boundsout of conditionout of shapeout of sightout of this worldout of trainingoutrageousoverbigovercomeoverdevelopedovergreatovergrownoverlargeovermuchoverpoweringoverweeningoverwhelmingpainfulpalepallidparalyzedparochialpassed outpauvre diablepedanticpedestrianpetrifiedpikerpilgarlicploddingplugpointlesspokerlikepokypompousponderouspoor creaturepoor devilpotentpowerfulpremiumpriceyprimprocrusteanproletarianprudishpunishingpunitivepuristpuristicpuritanpuritanicpuritanicalragamuffinragmanragpickerramrodlikerecalcitrantrelentlessrelicsreliquiaeremainsrenitentreservedresistantresoluteresolvedrichrigidrigoristrigoristicrigorousroarerrock-ribbedrockboundrodlikerogueropyrosinanteroughrounderroustaboutrun to seedrustysad casesad sacksalaried workerscalawagsea-kindlyseaworthysedateself-consciousself-employed personservantsesquipedalianseveresinewyskeletonski bumskid-row bumskinskinflintslippingsloppyslowsluggishsmartsnobbishsnootysnugsoftsolemnsolidsolidifiedspankingspiritlessstaidstandoffishstarchstarchedstarchystarkstaunchsteadysteelysteepsterilesternstiff as buckramstiffenedstiltedstodgystone coldstone-coldstone-deadstonedstraightlacedstrainedstraitlacedstraystreet arabstreet urchinstringystrongstubbornstuffysumptuoussundownersuperficialsurf bumswagmanswagsmantastelesstatterdemaliontauttedioustemporarytenacioustendertenement of claytennis bumtensethe deadthe deceasedthe defunctthe departedthe loved onethicktighttightwadtiringtoilertoilsometoo muchtoptormentingtorturoustoughtough as leathertramptruantturgidturnpikerunaffectedunalterableunbearableunbendingunbridledunchangeableuncompromisingunconscionableuncouthunder the tableundueunflexibleunfriendlyungainlyungivingungracefulunhandyunlivelyunmovedunnaturalunpayableunreasonableunrelaxedunrelentingunrestraineduntiringunwieldyunyieldinguphilluptighturchinvagvagabondvagrantvapidvaurienvigorousvirgateviscidviscouswage earnerwage slavewageworkerwaifwaifs and strayswastrelwaterproofwatertightweatherlywhistlerwirywoodenworkerworkgirlworkhandworking girlworkingmanworkingwomanworkmanworthless fellowwretch
Adjective(52 words)
myotonicpie-eyedpissedpixilatedplasteredpotentpowdered wigprimmerprimmestprivate club etiquetterigidrigid actionrigid frameworkrigid materialrigid protocolrigid stancerigid standardsrigid structurerigid systemrigid tasks
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rigid templaterobotic movementsloppedsloshedsmashedsoakedsousedsozzledspasticsquiffystarchierstarchieststarchysteadfaststeadystifferstiffishstrongtensesttightunanimatedunbendableunfalteringunpliable materialunshakableunwaveringwetwirierwiriestwooden bookshelfwoodenestwoodier
Noun(15 words)
Adjective(12 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
18 entriesadult malebehavioral traitbeveragebodily reactionbodydead bodydelinquencydrinkfinancial wrongdoingindividualmanmaterial propertymaterial property changepersonphysical changephysical property
Showing 16 of 18 words.
More specific
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Collocations
11 entriesstiff breezestiff competitionstiff drinkstiff fabricstiff jointsstiff musclesstiff neckstiff penaltiesstiff penaltystiff resistancestiff upper lip
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
8 entriessimilar
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
63 translations across 34 languages.
Assamese
2 entries- ঠেৰেঙা adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- থিৰ adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Bulgarian
2 entries- корав adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- нееластичен adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Catalan
1 entries- rígid adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 不屈 adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- 不折 adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- 僵硬 adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- 硬 adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Dutch
3 entries- rigide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- stijf adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- stug adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Finnish
1 entries- jäykkä adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
French
2 entries- raide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- rigide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Galician
2 entries- irto adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- rixo adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
German
2 entries- starr adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- steif adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Hungarian
1 entries- merev adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Italian
1 entries- rigido adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Japanese
1 entries- 硬い adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Khmer
1 entries- រឹង adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Korean
1 entries- 딱딱한 adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Latin
2 entries- rigidus adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- rigēns adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Latvian
3 entries- stingrs adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- stings adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- stīvs adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- pšosty adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Nepali
3 entries- कठोर adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- कडा adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- दह्रो adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Norman
1 entries- rigide adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- stiv adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- stiv adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- stiew adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Polish
1 entries- sztywny adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Portuguese
4 entries- duro adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- firme adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- hirto adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- inflexível adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Russian
3 entries- жёсткий adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- неги́бкий adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- твёрдый adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- rag adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Sicilian
2 entries- duru adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- pisanti adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Spanish
4 entries- duro adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- inflexible adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- rígido adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- tieso adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Swedish
2 entries- oböjlig adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- stel adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Thai
1 entries- แข็ง adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Unami
2 entries- chinkale adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- chinkalsi adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cứng adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Volapük
1 entries- stifik adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Welsh
2 entries- anhyblyg adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
- rhyn adj (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)
Sample sentences
41 total sentences available.
He was stiff about it.
Source: tatoeba (42915)
Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.
Source: tatoeba (72492)
My shoulders feel stiff.
Source: tatoeba (239263)
Showing 4 of 41 available sentences.