stiff

1 incapable of or highly resistant to bending use a stiff piece of paper for the project Synonyms of stiff inflexible, rigid, stiffened, unyielding Words Related to stiff inelastic; firm, hard, solid, sound, strong; brittle, crisp; compact, dense, substantial; arthritic, rheumatic; nonelastic, nonmalleable Near Antonyms of stiff elastic, resilient, springy, stretchy, workable; malleable, plastic; semiflexible; droopy, flabby, flaccid, mushy, semisoft, soft, squashy, squishy; lank, limber, limp, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, willowy Antonyms of stiff flexible, floppy, pliable, pliant, supple, yielding

2 difficult to endure stiff winds Synonyms of stiff bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, hardhanded, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, harsh, tough, tryingWords Related to stiff austere, bleak, comfortless, discomforting, forbidding, inhospitable, spartan, uncomfortable; biting, inclement, intemperate, wild; rigorous, strict, stringent; agonizing, heartbreaking, heartrending, painful, wretched; crushing, grinding, overwhelming, wearing; insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; harrowing, tortuous; bad, disagreeable, hostile, unfriendly, unpleasantNear Antonyms of stiff comfortable, cozy, luxurious, snug; agreeable, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant; peaceful, relaxing, reposeful, restful; bearable, endurable, painless, tolerable; balmy, calm, clement, gentle, mild, moderate, temperateAntonyms of stiff easy, light, soft

3 going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount don't you think that's a pretty stiff fine for such a minor infraction? Synonyms of stiff baroque, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, excessive, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmercifulWords Related to stiff boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless; unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted; improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly; unrestrainedNear Antonyms of stiff deficient, inadequate, insufficient; minimal, minimumAntonyms of stiff middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

4 having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure stir two cups of flour with the remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough Synonyms of stiff compact, hard, rigid, solid, firm, unyieldingWords Related to stiff case-hardened, compacted, compressed, hardened, indurated, stiffened, tempered; close, dense, heavy, thick, thickset; inelastic, inflexible, ramrod, unbending; compressed, condensed; adamantine, rocklike; sturdy, substantial; impenetrable, impermeable, nonporousNear Antonyms of stiff loose, scattered, thin; bendable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple; droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, limp, slack; airy, light; permeable, porous; ultrasoftAntonyms of stiff flabby, soft, spongy, squashy, squishy

5 lacking social grace and assurance felt stiff and ill-at-ease whenever she was introduced to her father's friends Synonyms of stiff clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic (also rustical), awkward, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, woodenWords Related to stiff angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainly; boorish, clownish, uncouth; abashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed; self-conscious; agitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed (also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upset; diffident, insecure, meek, modest, self-doubting, timid, unassertive, unassuming, unpretentiousNear Antonyms of stiff assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, poised, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbedAntonyms of stiff graceful, suave, urbane

6 requiring considerable physical or mental effort we'll have a stiff climb to actually reach the summit Synonyms of stiff arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, hard, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphillWords Related to stiff abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky; bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying; annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious; grievous, grim, strict, stringent; brutal, cruel, inhuman, painfulNear Antonyms of stiff achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated; comforting, gentle, painless, relaxed, smooth, soothing; accessible, friendly, idiotproof, user-friendlyAntonyms of stiff cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding

7 marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details the stiff politeness with which I was greeted suggested that they weren't truly happy to see me Synonyms of stiff correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, ceremonious, stiff-necked, stiltedWords Related to stiff sober, solemn, stately; chivalrous, courtly, gallant; genteel, polished, refined; civil, courteous, polite, red-carpetNear Antonyms of stiff improper, indecorous, unmannerly; discourteous, impolite, rudeAntonyms of stiff casual, easygoing, informal, laid-back, unceremonious

8 being under the influence of alcohol seeing that the customer was more than a little stiff, the bartender offered to call a cab for him Synonyms of stiff besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, drunk, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]Words Related to stiff maudlin; beery; befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey (also dopy), rocky, strung out, stupefied; debauched, dissipated, dissolute; alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacalNear Antonyms of stiff abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal; clearheaded, cool, level, steadyAntonyms of stiff sober, straight

1 a dead body to the mortician, a stiff was a stiff and they were all pretty much alike Synonyms of stiff bones, cadaver, carcass, corpus, corse [archaic], relics, remains, corpseWords Related to stiff mummy; carnage, carrion; ashes; deceased, decedent

2 a member of the human race one lucky stiff will get the biggest jackpot in the lottery's history Synonyms of stiff baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, human, thing, wightWords Related to stiff hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebodyNear Antonyms of stiff animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

1 to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events Synonyms of stiff cold-shoulder, cut, high-hat, slight, snub, stiff-armWords Related to stiff isolate, ostracize; brush (aside or off), disdain, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse, scorn, spurn; disregard, forget, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, shrug off

2 to rob by the use of trickery or threats customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company selling sexual aids Synonyms of stiff beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, fleece, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimizeWords Related to stiff extort, wrench, wrest, wring; clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray, bitch, double-cross; bamboozle, fast-talk