Synonyms of stiff
91 similar words · 5 opposite words
Another word for stiff is rigid. Other synonyms of stiff are stubborn, stark, inflexible, unyielding and firm. The opposite of stiff is flexible.
Synonyms and similar words for stiff
adjectiveDead, deceased.
- departed
- no more
- asleep euphemistic
- at rest euphemistic
- blessed euphemisticElect or saved after death; hence (euphemistic) dead.
- cadaverousCorpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
- clay-coldAs cold as clay; lifeless.
- deceasedNo longer alive; dead.
- breathless literary
- resting
- cold
- decomposed
- defunct
- expired
- extinctOf a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
- gone
- good
- inanimate
- inert
- kaputOut of order; not working.
- killed
- late
- lifelessDead; having lost life.
- living impairedDead.
- lowDead. (Compare lay low.).
- no longer with us
- perished
- reposing
- six feet deepSynonym of six feet under.
- six feet underBuried underground; not alive; dead.
- unalive
- unalived
- wasted
- with GodDead; deceased.
- fey obsoleteDying; dead.
- whilom obsoleteOf a person: deceased, late.
adjectiveHaving a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
nounA cadaver; a dead person.
- body
- cadaverA dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
- carcass
- carrion
- corpse
- DB
- dog meat
- dust
- offal
- relics
- reliquiae
- remains
- worm foodOne or more corpses, especially in a state of decay; remains.
- bod
- bones humorous
- flesh
- likam
- soma
- anatomy archaic
- corse obsolete
- lich UK, archaic
- quarrons obsoleteThe body.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- frozen
- hardened
- immalleableNot malleable.
- inflexibleNot flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
- ossified
- petrified
- rigidStiff, rather than flexible.
- solid
- stubbornPhysically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
- taut
- tight
- unbending
- unlimberNot limber; lacking flexibility.
- unyieldingNot giving in; not bending; stubborn.
Opposite of stiff
Meaning of stiff
- adjective Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- adjective Inflexible; rigid.
- adjective Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
stiff in other languages
Questions about synonyms of stiff
- What is another word for stiff?
- Stiff has 91 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rigid, stubborn, stark, inflexible, unyielding and firm.
- What is the opposite of stiff?
- The opposite of stiff is flexible.
- What does stiff mean?
- Stiff means rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
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