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Synonyms for water-tight

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Water-proof — so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape

water-proof, impermeable, impervious, water-fast

Other

bullet-proof, tight dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.

  2. adj. 2

    So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

Related words

Word family
watertightness
Other spellings
watertight

Example sentences

  • impervious Mark almost became impervious to toxic co-workers.
  • impermeable He glazed his pottery to make it impermeable to water.
  • unassailable It seemed remote and unassailable.

By length

5 letters
tight1
10 letters
impervious4, unshakable4
11 letters
impermeable, unshakeable4
12 letters
unassailable5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impervious4 = 4 syllables).