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Synonyms for tight

  • adjective
  • adverb

Most common

close snug compact close-fitting stiff drunk stingy strict

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Firmly held together — firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly

close, snug, compact, close-fitting, secure, firm, tight-fitting, form-fitting, neat, dense, trim, thick as thieves, close-knit, intimate, terse, concise, fast dated, succinct formal dated

2. Stiff — intoxicated; drunk

stiff, drunk, cock-eyed, high, mellow, difficult, cut, wet, pie-eyed informal, loaded, smashed, boozy, plastered, lubricated, blind drunk, intoxicated, oiled, soaked, lit, tipsy, pissed vulgar informal AU CA, soused slang

3. Stingy — mean; unfair; unkind

stingy, miserly, parsimonious, mean UK, penurious, skillful US, skilful UK, economical, chintzy, sparing, ungenerous

4. Strict

strict, tense, hard, stringent, rigid, precise, rigorous

Other

taut, narrow, skin-tight, stretched, air-tight, crowded, water-tight, slick, cool, leak-proof, tidy, figure-hugging

Adverb

1. Tightly — firmly, so as not to come loose easily

tightly, firmly, securely

Other

well, closely

Antonyms

loose, open, baggy

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.

    We've grown tighter over the years.

  2. adj. 2

    Intoxicated; drunk.

    We went drinking and got tight.

  3. adj. 3

    Mean; unfair; unkind.

  4. adv. 1

    Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

    Hold on tight to the rope.

Related words

Word family
tight-assed tighten tight-fisted tight-fitting tighties tight-knit tight-laced tight-lipped
Phrases
hold tight tight spot blow me tight tight and curlies tight building syndrome tight junction tight oil sleep tight
Is a kind of
immobile

Example sentences

  • secure The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
  • compact Male gorillas are compact and powerful creatures.
  • snug I tucked her into bed, as snug as a bug in a rug.
  • difficult Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
  • wet Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tightrising
securesteady
compactfalling
snugrising
difficultsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cut1, wet1, lit1
4 letters
well1, high1, mean1, hard1, cool1, fast1, firm1, neat1, trim1, tidy2, snug1, taut1
5 letters
close1, drunk1, dense1, tense1, stiff1, rigid2, slick1, oiled1, tipsy2, terse1, boozy2
6 letters
secure2, narrow2, loaded2, pissed1, strict1, firmly2, soaked1, mellow2, stingy2, soused
7 letters
closely2, compact2, precise2, crowded2, smashed1, tightly2, concise2, sparing2, skilful, miserly3, chintzy2
8 letters
intimate3, rigorous3, securely3, skillful2, succinct2
9 letters
difficult3, stretched1, stringent2, plastered2, penurious4
10 letters
economical5, lubricated4, ungenerous
11 letters
intoxicated5
12 letters
parsimonious5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tidy2 = 2 syllables).

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