ELASTICIZE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For ELASTICIZE
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| constrict | verbv | |||||
verb • squeeze or press together • become tight or as if tight | ||||||
| contract | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid verb • enter into a contractual arrangement • engage by written agreement • squeeze or press together • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • become smaller or draw together • make smaller • compress or concentrate • make or become more narrow or restricted • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||||||
| firm | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments adverb • with resolute determination adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • not soft or yielding to pressure • strong and sure • not subject to revision or change • (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling • not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall • securely established • possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||
| harden | verbv | |||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||
| rigidify | verbv | |||||
verb • become rigid • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
| solidify | verbv | |||||
verb • make solid or more solid; cause to solidify • become solid | ||||||
| stiffen | verbv | |||||
verb • become stiff or stiffer • make stiff or stiffer • severely restrict in scope or extent | ||||||
| tense | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||
| tighten | verbv | |||||
verb • make tight or tighter • become tight or tighter • severely restrict in scope or extent • narrow or limit | ||||||
| firm up | verbv | |||||
verb • arrange firmly | ||||||
