Tom felt the stiffness in his joints as he stood up after sitting in the same position for a long time.
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Stiffness
Synonyms for "stiffness" (174 found)
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Closest matches (35)
adamantnessariditybarrennessbloodlessnessbuckramceremonialceremoniousnessceremonycharacterlessnesscohesivenesscolorlessnesscostlinessdeadnessdearnessdignitydismalnessdistancedournessdragginessdreariness
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Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
cataleptic rigidity
Strong matches (52)
Noun(10 words)
formalitygeliditygeometric rigiditygracelessnesshardnessharshnessinclemencyinflexibilitymechanicalnessmore rigid
Adjective(1 words)
joint stiffness
Related words (87)
obduracyobduratenessobstinacyorthodoxypalenesspallorpointlessnesspokinesspomppomposityponderousnessprecisianismprimnesspurismpuritanismrelentlessnessrenitencerenitencyresistancerichness
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rigidityrigidnessrigorrigorismrigorousnessritualritualityropinessslownesssolemnityspiritlessnessstaminastarchinesssteelinesssteepnesssterilitysternnessstiff temperstiltednessstodginessstrengthstringinessstubbornnessstuffinessstylizationsumptuousnesssuperficialitytastelessnesstautnesstediousnesstenacitytensenesstensiontensitytightnesstoughnessunalterabilityunbendingnessunbreakabilityunbreakablenessunchangeabilityuncompromisingnessungivingnessuninterestingnessunlivelinessunrelentingnessunyieldingnessvapidityvapidnessviscidityvitalityweightwoodenness
Adjective(2 words)
rigid stancestructural rigidity
Verb(1 words)
Noun(11 words)
rigidityrigorrigorousnessrigourrigourousnessseverenessseverityshear rigiditystiff movementstiffeningtension
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More general
14 entriesawkwardnessclumsinessfirmnessfirmness of purposeinelasticityinelegancemannerphysical propertyresolutenessresolutionresolvesternnessstrictnesssymptom
More specific
6 entriesarthritis stiffnessformal dressjoint stiffnessmuscle stiffnesspostexercise stiffnessstrict rules
Collocations
6 entriesjoint stiffnessknee stiffnessmuscle stiffnessneck stiffnessstiff competitionstiff penalty
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
She stretched to relieve the stiffness in her back.
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You need a parameter to capture the stiffness of the metal.
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Have you recently felt any unexplained pain or stiffness in your neck?
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