stiffer
More resistant bending
Stiffer is the comparative form of stiff—more rigid, more formal, more severe.
A stiffer penalty is harsher.
Stiffer competition presents greater challenge.
My neck is even stiffer today than yesterday.
As a noun, a stiffer is someone who stiffs others—a habitual shortchanger or tip-skipper.
Unable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- solidFirm matter state
- brittleLiable to shatter
inelastic · unpliable · frozen · immovable · sturdy · tough · taut · tense
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
strong-willed · unflinching · unshakable · dogged · persistent · steelier · firmer · stronger
More severe or unkind
Made tough or unfeeling
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
- thickenedMade more dense
- congealedSolidified when cooled
- setArrange in position
compacted · dense · fortified · consolidated · strengthened · stabilized · crystallized · gelled
inflexible
Unable to bend
brittle · inelastic · unpliable · frozen · immovable · sturdy · tough · taut · tense · unyielding
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
persevering · strong-willed · unflinching · unshakable · dogged · persistent · steelier · firmer · stronger
harsher
More severe or unkind
hardened
Made tough or unfeeling
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
- thickenedMade more dense
- congealedSolidified when cooled
set · compacted · dense · fortified · consolidated · strengthened · stabilized · crystallized · gelled · cured
sorer
More painful to touch
colder
Lower in temperature
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
- frozen stiffImmobilized by extreme cold
- stiff neckCervical muscle tightness
- bored stiffExtremely uninterested and restless
- stiff upper lipControlled emotional restraint
- stiff peakBeaten whites that stand
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