Synonyms of batten

batten

verb

1

as in to button

Related Words

• button
• affix
• fasten
• pin
• screw
• tack
• clamp
• glue
• lash
• plaster
• strap
• rivet
• latch
• adhere
• harness
• tie
• belay
• nail
• hang
• tackle
• shackle
• yoke
• bend
• toggle
• stick
• bolt
• do up
• clasp
• staple
• clip
• cinch
• clench
• fix
• paste
• lace
• hasp
• clinch
• connect
• link
• join
• coapt
• unite
• resecure
• refasten
• reattach
• refix
• reaffix

Dissimilar Words

• split
• divide
• break up
• separate
• disconnect
• sever
• divorce
• part
• sunder
• loose
• loosen
• disunite
• uncouple
• dissociate
• dissever
• disjoin
• unyoke
• unlink
• untie
• detach
• disjoint
• unfasten
• unbind
• undo
• unhook
• unfix
• unlash

2

as in to fatten

Related Words

• fatten
• fill
• mess
• dine
• feast
• overfeed
• banquet
• board
• surfeit
• regale
• force-feed
• wait
• underfeed
• nurture
• nourish
• sustain
• provision
• feed
• cater
• spoon-feed
• serve
• hand-feed
• refeed
• reprovision
• victual

Example Sentences

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

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