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" (158 found)
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Strong matches (47)
Related words (79)
obstinacyorthodoxypalenesspallorpointlessnesspokinesspomppomposityponderousnessprecisianismprimnesspurismpuritanismrelentlessnessrenitencerenitencyresistancerestraintrichnessrigidity
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rigidnessrigorrigorismrigorousnessritualritualityropinessseverityslownesssolemnityspiritlessnessstaminastarchinesssteelinesssteepnesssterilitysternnessstiff temperstiltednessstodginessstrengthstringinessstubbornnessstuffinessstylizationsumptuousnesssuperficialitytastelessnesstautnesstediousnesstenacitytensenesstensiontensitytightnesstoughnessunalterabilityunbendingnessunbreakabilityunbreakablenessunchangeabilityuncompromisingnessungivingnessuninterestingnessunlivelinessunrelentingnessunyieldingnessvapidityvapidnessviscidityvitalityweightwoodenness
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11 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- вдървеност noun (inflexibility)
- скованост noun (inflexibility)
- схващане noun (muscular tension)
- твърдост noun (rigidity)
Catalan
1 entries- cruiximent noun (muscular tension)
Czech
1 entries- ztuhlost noun (rigidity)
Finnish
2 entries- jäykkyys noun (rigidity)
- taipumattomuus noun (inflexibility)
French
4 entries- inflexibilité noun (inflexibility)
- raideur noun (rigidity)
- raideur noun (inelegance; lack of relaxedness)
- rigidité noun (rigidity)
Galician
4 entries- hirteza noun (rigidity)
- maniotas noun (muscular tension)
- rixeza noun (rigidity)
- tesura noun (rigidity)
German
4 entries- Erstarrung noun (rigidity)
- Starre noun (rigidity)
- Steife noun (rigidity)
- Steifheit noun (rigidity)
Hungarian
1 entries- merevség noun (rigidity)
Italian
3 entries- inflessibilità noun (inflexibility)
- rigidezza noun (rigidity)
- rigidità noun (rigidity)
Latin
2 entries- rigor noun (rigidity)
- rigor noun (inflexibility)
Latvian
2 entries- stingums noun (rigidity)
- stīvums noun (rigidity)
Macedonian
1 entries- вкочанетост noun (muscular tension)
Māori
1 entries- uhu noun (muscular tension)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- stivhet noun (rigidity)
- stivhet noun (muscular tension)
Portuguese
2 entries- rigidez noun (rigidity)
- rigidez noun (inflexibility)
Russian
2 entries- жёсткость noun (rigidity)
- чо́порность noun (inelegance; lack of relaxedness)
Spanish
4 entries- agujetas noun (muscular tension)
- inflexibilidad noun (inflexibility)
- rigidez noun (rigidity)
- rigidez noun (inflexibility)
Turkish
3 entries- direngenlik noun (inflexibility)
- inatçılık noun (inflexibility)
- katılık noun (rigidity)
Sample 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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