Cinch

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪntʃ/

Cinch (noun)

  1. something very easy to do or achieve.
  2. a strap used to hold something tightly, like a saddle on a horse.

Examples

  • The exam was a cinch for her.
  • Cooking this dish is a cinch.

Common collocations: a total cinch, seem like a cinch, tighten the cinch, loosen the cinch, cinch tightly

Cinch (verb)

  1. to fasten something tightly or securely.

Examples

  • She cinched the belt around her waist.
  • They cinched the ropes tightly.

Synonyms of Cinch

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Cinch

  • — when referring to difficulty
  • — when referring to effort