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1. Difficult to bend or fold: stiff new shoes; a stiff collar. 2. a. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant: a stiff hinge. b. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber: a stiff neck. 3. Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick: stiff dough. 4. a. Reserved in manner or strict in observing decorum: a stiff commanding officer. b.
1. a. : not easily bent : rigid. a stiff collar. b. : lacking in suppleness or flexibility. stiff muscles. c. : impeded in movement used of a mechanism. a truck's stiff suspension. d. : drunk sense 1a. 2. a. : firm, resolute. b. : stubborn, unyielding. c. : proud.
Synonyms for STIFFED: isolated, rejected, snubbed, cut, slighted, repulsed, cold-shouldered, neglected, repelled, stiff-armed.
Find 49 synonyms for stiffed and other similar words that you can use instead based on 2 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
stĭf. Hard to bend or stretch; rigid; firm; not flexible or pliant. Hard to move or operate; not free or limber. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant. A stiff hinge. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber. A stiff neck. Stretched tight; taut; tense.
adjective. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. synonyms: firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering. resolute.
Synonyms for STIFF: rigid, stiffened, solid, brittle, strong, inflexible, unyielding, dense; Antonyms of STIFF: flexible, floppy, pliable, pliant, elastic, supple, resilient, yielding.
Jun 2, 2024 · stiff (third-person singular simple present stiffs, present participle stiffing, simple past and past participle stiffed) To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
firm or hard and not bending or moving easily: He had stiff leather shoes on. If the dough is stiff, add more sour cream. [ -er/-est only ] If your body is stiff, you cannot move easily and your muscles hurt when moved: He was unable to turn his head because of a stiff neck.
verb. /stɪf/ (North American English, informal) Verb Forms. stiff somebody to cheat somebody or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a tip. These people are taxed on the tips they make. When you stiff ’em, you cost them money. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
