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Synonyms for stiff

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for stiff

not changing shape or bending

stretched tightly

so rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity

indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence

having a high concentration of the distinguishing ingredient

vastly exceeding a normal limit, as in cost

the physical frame of a dead person or animal

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Synonyms for stiff

an ordinary man

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not moving or operating freely

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powerful

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rigidly formal

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having a strong physiological or chemical effect

marked by firm determination or resolution

incapable of or resistant to bending

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in a stiff manner

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