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tight

[tahyt] / taɪt /
ADJECTIVE
close, snug
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick tightened
WEAK
bound clasped close-fitting constricted contracted crowded dense drawn enduring established firm fixed hidebound invulnerable secure set skintight stretched tenacious unbending unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loose slack yielding
WEAK
comfortable easy open wide
ADJECTIVE
sealed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
airtight fast short uncomfortable
WEAK
blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loose
WEAK
open slack unsealed
ADJECTIVE
stingy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheap
STRONG
close
WEAK
grasping mean miserly parsimonious penny-pinching penurious sparing tightfisted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
generous openhanded
WEAK
easy giving lavish liberal loose open
ADJECTIVE
difficult, troublesome
Synonyms
STRONGEST
precarious rough tense tough tricky
STRONG
close
WEAK
arduous critical dangerous distressing disturbing exacting hazardous near perilous punishing sticky ticklish trying upsetting worrisome
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm
WEAK
comfortable untroubled
ADJECTIVE
intoxicated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
high
WEAK
boozy buzzed drunk drunken inebriated loaded pickled plastered smashed stewed stoned tipsy under the influence
Antonyms
WEAK
sober

Example Sentences

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Houston never got closer as the NBA’s best clutch team — the Lakers were 22-8 in tight quarters — put their foot down and stomped out any Rockets hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"The current cycle is still characterised by tight supply in high-end PCB manufacturing," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Farmers like Mills have spent four years waging a legal battle against what they say is Deere’s tight grip over repairs and the escalating costs for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

It was another tight contest that went the distance, with Kelly's contribution once again proving decisive as she scored the final penalty in a shootout to defend England's status as European champions.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The little girl of about five clutches tight to the doll she has tucked under her arm, while her toddler-sized brother tries to wrestle it away from her.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam