The doctor's warning stiffened my resolve to stop drinking.
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Stiffened
Synonyms for "stiffened" (82 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (41)
Verb(14 words)
Noun(2 words)
reinforced framestarching
Related word relations
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More general
13 entriesactionappearancebearingbodily conditionchangedemeanorlegal changemannerphysical actionphysical statepolicy changeregulationstate
More specific
18 entriesceremonial posturefingers stiffenedformal bearingfrozen postureguidelines stiffenedjaw stiffenedjoints stiffenedmuscles stiffenedpenalties stiffenedposture stiffenedrigid jointsrules stiffenedshoulders stiffenedstiff demeanorstiff musclesstiff penalties
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
8 entriesstiffened controlsstiffened jointsstiffened musclesstiffened neckstiffened penaltiesstiffened posturestiffened resolvestiffened rules
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom stiffened.
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Tom stiffened a little.
Source: tatoeba (3722605)
She stiffened up.
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Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.