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tight
Synonyms and Antonyms of tight
- The lid forms a tight seal with the canister that will keep the spices fresh.
close, compact, dense, snug, thick
airtight, hermetic (also hermetical), leakproof, watertight
- a tight screw that won't come loose
- a jar with a tight lid
- Bob is fairly tight with his money.
altruistic, selfless, unselfish
extravagant, lavish, overgenerous, profuse
beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openhearted
dissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting
- The traffic on the freeway was so tight we couldn't get over to the exit we wanted.
- a tight race for governor
- The rope was pulled tight.
- Supposedly he and the rock star have been totally tight since they went to high school together.
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