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tight

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tight

1 not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light)
  • The lid forms a tight seal with the canister that will keep the spices fresh.
Synonyms of tight

impenetrable, impermeable, impervious
Words Related to tight

close, compact, dense, snug, thick

airtight, hermetic (also hermetical), leakproof, watertight

lightproof, soundproof, waterproof
Near Antonyms of tight

absorbent, leaky, porous, unsealed
Antonyms of tight

penetrable, permeable, pervious
2 firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
  • a tight screw that won't come loose
  • a jar with a tight lid
Synonyms of tight

fast, firm, frozen, jammed, lodged, set, snug, stuck, wedged
Words Related to tight

bonded, cemented, glued

anchored, clamped

embedded (also imbedded), entrenched (also intrenched), impacted, implanted

attached, bound, fastened, secured

immovable, unyielding
Near Antonyms of tight

detached, dislodged, freed, loosened, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, unsecured

movable (or moveable), yielding
Antonyms of tight

insecure, loose
3 giving or sharing as little as possible
  • Bob is fairly tight with his money.
Synonyms of tight

cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, spare, sparing, stingy, stinting, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous
Words Related to tight

careful, chary, conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrifty

acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, grasping, greedy, hoggish, mercenary, rapacious

begrudging, envious, grudging, resentful

inhospitable
Near Antonyms of tight

altruistic, selfless, unselfish

extravagant, lavish, overgenerous, profuse

beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)

compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openhearted

thriftless, unthrifty

dissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting
Antonyms of tight

bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
4 having little space between items or parts
  • The traffic on the freeway was so tight we couldn't get over to the exit we wanted.
Synonyms of tight

close, compact, crowded, dense, jam-packed, packed, thick
Words Related to tight

crammed, jammed, overcrowded

crushed, massed, pressed, squeezed, wall-to-wall

airtight, snug

compacted, compressed, condensed, congested

firm, hard, solid

impenetrable, impermeable, impervious
Near Antonyms of tight

commodious, roomy, spacious
Antonyms of tight

airy, loose, open, uncrowded
5 showing little difference in the standing of the competitors
  • a tight race for governor
Synonyms of tight

close, down-to-the-wire, hairbreadth, narrow, neck and neck, nip and tuck
Words Related to tight

crowded
6 stretched with little or no give
  • The rope was pulled tight.
Synonyms of tight

rigid, taut, tense
Words Related to tight

firm, inflexible, stiff, tightened, unrelaxed, unyielding
Near Antonyms of tight

drooping, droopy, flaccid, floppy, hanging, lank, limp, loosened, relaxed, sagging, slackened, yielding

elastic, flexible, pliant, resilient, springy, stretchy, supple
Antonyms of tight

lax, loose, slack
7 closely acquainted
  • Supposedly he and the rock star have been totally tight since they went to high school together.
Synonyms of tight

bosom, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, familiar, friendly, inseparable, intimate, thick
Words Related to tight

clannish, close-knit, tight-knit

affable, boon, companionable, convivial, cordial, genial, gracious, hearty

gregarious, sociable, social

comfortable, cozy, easy, snug

amicable, neighborly

confidential, secretive

adoring, affectionate, dear, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted, warm
Near Antonyms of tight

aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn
Antonyms of tight

distant

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