BATTEN Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

batten

verb

Definition of batten

as in to button

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as in to fatten

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Recent Examples of batten An official with Smit Salvage, which is part of the salvage team led by TMC Marine, told CNN that the hatches appear open, meaning the crew may not have battened them down as the storm approached. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches. — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 13 June 2023 In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve. — Natalie Berg, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 All the Valkyries could do was batten down the hatches and try to ride out Assumption's storm. — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for batten

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The image showed Robinson gazing at the camera, dressed in circular statement earrings and a bandana print blouse buttoned to the top.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Styling wise, let the shirt have a moment—think halfway buttoned with a statement necklace peeking out, or wrapped around your waist for a finishing touch.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 12 June 2026

Definition of button

Verb

Search ahead, especially before entering expensive corridors, remote areas or tourist towns where fuel prices fatten up like raccoons behind a diner.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
But the rules are written as if to fatten the wallets of the hospital and insurance giants — while the taxpayers and employers eat the costs.

— Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of fatten

Verb

Historically, the council has affixed amendments to a bulletin board in council chambers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
About 10 minutes later, the Long March 10B booster descended from space and guided itself into a four-legged frame affixed to an offshore vessel.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of affix

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Workers in hard hats and mountains of dirt fill empty lots directly across from the new restaurants.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
The Grammy winner performed 12 shows beginning in mid-June, making history by filling one of the world's great venues a dozen times.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of fill

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On the rocks below, instructors help complete beginners fasten their harnesses, chalk their hands and search for the next hold on the granite wall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Pz’ spends much of his proper debut, No Turning Back, equally baffled by his good fortune and ready to fasten it to his side with a Gucci strap before anyone else can take it.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026

Definition of fasten

Verb

There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of mess

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Additional updates include a screw-down crown that increases water resistance to 100 meters.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Thus, the outright majority of American voters, the Independents, get royally screwed again in favor of folks who represent about a quarter of Americans, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

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