CLENCHED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CLENCHED?

Need another word that means the same as “clenched”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “clenched” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Clenched” are: clinched

Clenched as an Adjective

Definitions of "Clenched" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clenched” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of the teeth) pressed tightly together, especially with anger or determination or so as to suppress a strong emotion.
• (of the fingers or hand) closed into a tight ball.
• Closed or squeezed together tightly.

Synonyms of "Clenched" as an adjective (1 Word)

clinched

Closed or squeezed together tightly. His clenched or clinched teeth.

Usage Examples of "Clenched" as an adjective

• His angry words were spat through clenched teeth.
• He struck the wall with his clenched fist.
• His clenched (or clinched) teeth.
• A clenched fist.

Associations of "Clenched" (30 Words)

apprehend	Get the meaning of something. A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended.
capture	Capture as if by hunting snaring or trapping. This nucleus has captured the slow moving neutrons.
catch	Anything that is caught especially if it is worth catching. Don t catch your meaning.
clasp	Hold firmly and tightly. One modest emerald clasped her robe.
clinch	Fasten a rope or angling line with a clinch knot. Breaking from a clinch he crossed with his right.
clutch	A clutch bag. She clutched her purse.
comprehend	Include, comprise, or encompass. He couldn t comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat.
cope	(of a person) deal effectively with something difficult. The roads are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic.
dragnet	A net drawn through a river or across ground to trap fish or game. Many who had escaped the police dragnet retreated to a mountain hideout.
engage	Keep engaged. He engaged to pay them 10 000 against a bond.
fist	Clench the hand or fingers into a fist. Karr clenched his fists.
forfeited	Surrendered as a penalty.
grab	Capture the attention or imagination of. They used the law to effect a land grab.
grapple	A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope. He grappled the young man around the throat.
grasp	The act of grasping. The press failed to grasp the significance of what had happened.
grip	A hairgrip. They kept a firm grip on the two top priorities.
hijack	An incident or act of hijacking. He argues that pressure groups have hijacked the environmental debate.
hijacker	A person who illegally seizes an aircraft, ship, or vehicle while in transit and forces it to go to a different destination or uses it for their own purposes. The hijackers of this government ignore all but their own agenda.
impound	Place or shut up in a pound. It will impound a reservoir 130 miles long.
kidnap	The action of kidnapping someone. Militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister.
kidnapping	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. The recent kidnapping of a Dutch industrialist.
paralyze	Cause to be paralyzed and immobile. Fear paralyzed her.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The army seized the town.
tackle	Try to take the ball from (an opponent) by intercepting them. It takes a big man to play tackle.
tongs	Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below. Sugar tongs.
transfix	Pierce with a sharp implement or weapon. She stared at him transfixed.
understandable	To be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable. It is understandable that mistakes occur sometimes.
vise	A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place.
wrestle	Struggle with a difficulty or problem. They had a fierce wrestle.