battened
The word “battened” has 2 syllables: bat-tened
It's pronounced as /ˈbætn̩d/
What is synonym and antonym for battened?
In the thesaurus, “battened” has 74 synonyms and 27 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for battened along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for battened
- adhered
- affixed
- banqueted
- belayed
- bent
- boarded
- bolted
- buttoned
- catered
- cinched
- clamped
- clasped
- clenched
- clinched
- clipped
- coapted
- connected
- did up
- dined
- fastened
- fattened
- feasted
- fed
- filled
- fixed
- force-fed
- glued
- hand-fed
- hanged
- harnessed
- hasped
- hung
- joined
- laced
- lashed
- latched
- linked
- messed
- nailed
- nourished
- nurtured
- overfed
- pasted
- pinned
- plastered
- provisioned
- reaffixed
- reattached
- refastened
- refed
- refixed
- regaled
- reprovisioned
- resecured
- riveted
- screwed
- served
- shackled
- spoon-fed
- stapled
- strapped
- stuck
- surfeited
- sustained
- tacked
- tackled
- tied
- toggled
- underfed
- united
- victualed
- victualled
- waited
- yoked
Antonyms for battened
- broke up
- detached
- disconnected
- disjoined
- disjointed
- dissevered
- dissociated
- disunited
- divided
- divorced
- loosed
- loosened
- parted
- separated
- severed
- split
- sundered
- unbound
- uncoupled
- undid
- unfastened
- unfixed
- unhooked
- unlashed
- unlinked
- untied
- unyoked
Meanings of battened
- verb
- To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
- To feed (on); to revel (in).
- To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
- To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
- To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
- To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
- To fertilize or enrich, as land.
- To furnish with battens.
- To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
Example Sentences
- The crew quickly battened down the hatches as dark clouds approached.
- They battened the loose boards to strengthen the fence before winter.
- She battened the canvas tightly to prevent it from flapping in the wind.
- The villagers battened their homes in preparation for the coming storm.
- Builders battened extra planks across the roof for added support.
On this page you'll find 101 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to battened, such as: adhered, affixed, banqueted, belayed, bent, boarded, bolted.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
tacked
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- situated
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- supplied
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- surfaced
- systematize
- tax
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hand-fed
latched
- adhered
- affixed
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- battened
- belayed
- bent
- bolted
- buttoned
- cinched
- clamped
- clasped
- clenched
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- clipped
- coapted
- connected
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- pinned
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- riveted
- screwed
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- shackled
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- stuck
- stuffed
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- tackled
- tied
- tight
- toggled
- trained
- united
- unyielding
- wedged
- yoked