1. stiff

an ordinary man

Example Sentences:
'a lucky stiff'
'a working stiff'

2. cadaver, clay, corpse, remains, stiff

the dead body of a human being

Example Sentences:
'the cadaver was intended for dissection'
'the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse'
'the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river'
'honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay'

• cadaver
• clay
• corpse
• remains

3. stiff

not moving or operating freely

Example Sentences:
'a stiff hinge'

4. stiff

powerful

Example Sentences:
'a stiff current'
'a stiff breeze'

5. buckram, starchy, stiff

rigidly formal

Example Sentences:
'a starchy manner'
'the letter was stiff and formal'
'his prose has a buckram quality'

• buckram
• starchy

6. potent, stiff, strong

having a strong physiological or chemical effect

Example Sentences:
'a potent toxin'
'potent liquor'
'a potent cup of tea'
'a stiff drink'

• potent
• strong

• effective
• effectual
• efficacious
• fertile
• powerful

7. firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

Example Sentences:
'firm convictions'
'a firm mouth'
'steadfast resolve'
'a man of unbendable perseverence'
'unwavering loyalty'

• firm
• steadfast
• steady
• unbendable
• unfaltering
• unshakable
• unwavering

8. rigid, stiff

incapable of or resistant to bending

Example Sentences:
'a rigid strip of metal'
'a table made of rigid plastic'
'a palace guardsman stiff as a poker'
'stiff hair'
'a stiff neck'

• rigid

9. besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet

very drunk

• besotted
• blind drunk
• blotto
• cockeyed
• crocked
• fuddled
• loaded
• pie-eyed
• pissed
• pixilated
• plastered
• slopped
• sloshed
• smashed
• soaked
• soused
• sozzled
• squiffy
• tight
• wet

• drunk
• inebriated
• intoxicated

10. stiff

extremely

Example Sentences:
'bored stiff'
'frightened stiff'

11. stiff, stiffly

in a stiff manner

Example Sentences:
'his hands lay stiffly'

• stiffly