TAUTEN Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

tauten

verb

ˈtȯ-tᵊn

Definition of tauten next

as in to tighten

to draw tight he tautened the rope and then tied it off

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Recent Examples of tauten From that queasiness comes bristly tension, tautening and deepening what otherwise seems a low-key, low-stakes character study, and eventually a sweet, conciliatory sliver of hope too. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023 Pimples pop, pupils dilate, tendons tauten, and breathing gets so shallow that people fall into respiratory acidosis. —

John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2022 Those systems use hydraulics or electromagnetic fluids to soften or tauten the ride. —

Jack Stewart, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2018 BMW’s adaptive dampers stifle road imperfections and tauten the 5 Series for hard cornering. —

Miles Branman, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2017

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But in the nineteen-nineties, as regulations tightened, local interest waned.

— Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
When inflation rises, central banks often respond by tightening monetary policy.

— Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026