cinch C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /sɪntʃ/ UK /sɪntʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an extremely easy task; a saddle girth; to fasten tightly With practice the exam felt like a cinch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an extremely easy task; a... girthsnapbreezepushoverwalkover ↔ Opposites difficultychallengeordeal Etymology AI details From Spanish cincha ('girth, saddle band'), from Latin cingula ('girdle, belt'), from cingere ('to gird'); the figurative 'sure or easy thing' sense is American. cincha Spanish cingere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cinch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɪntʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪntʃ/ ## Meanings 1. an extremely easy task; a saddle girth; to fasten tightly ## Examples - With practice the exam felt like a cinch. ## Synonyms - girth - snap - breeze - pushover - walkover ## Antonyms - difficulty - challenge - ordeal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cincha - Root: cingere ## Etymology From Spanish cincha ('girth, saddle band'), from Latin cingula ('girdle, belt'), from cingere ('to gird'); the figurative 'sure or easy thing' sense is American. ## AI Etymology Cinch is from Spanish cincha ('girth, saddle band'), from Latin cingula ('girdle, belt'), from cingere ('to gird'); the figurative 'sure or easy thing' sense is American. Important recorded forms include cincha (Spanish) and cingere (Latin). The current sense covers an extremely easy task; a saddle girth; to fasten tightly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown