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battened

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past tense of batten

Synonyms & Antonyms of battened

1 as in buttoned, belayed

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for battened

belayed,
buttoned,
did up

affixed,
bent,
fastened,
fixed

adhered,
bolted,
cinched,
clamped,
clasped,
clenched,
clinched,
clipped,
glued,
harnessed,
hasped,
hung
(also hanged),
laced,
lashed,
latched,
nailed,
pasted,
pinned,
plastered,
riveted,
screwed,
shackled,
stapled,
strapped,
stuck,
tacked,
tackled,
tied,
toggled,
yoked

coapted,
connected,
joined,
linked,
united

reaffixed,
reattached,
refastened,
refixed,
resecured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for battened

broke up,
disconnected,
disjoined,
disjointed,
dissevered,
dissociated,
disunited,
divided,
divorced,
parted,
separated,
severed,
split,
sundered,
uncoupled,
unlinked,
unyoked

loosed,
loosened

unbound,
unfixed,
unlashed,
untied

detached,
undid,
unfastened,
unhooked

2 as in filled, fattened

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for battened

fattened,
filled

messed

force-fed,
overfed,
surfeited

banqueted,
dined,
feasted,
regaled

underfed

nourished,
nurtured,
sustained

hand-fed,
spoon-fed

served,
waited

refed,
reprovisioned

boarded,
catered,
fed,
provisioned,
victualed
(or victualled)

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“Battened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battened. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.

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