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as in close
not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light)
the lid forms a tight seal with the canister that will keep the spices fresh
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as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
a tight screw that won't come loose a jar with a tight lid
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as in stingy
giving or sharing as little as possible
is fairly tight with his money
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as in crowded
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
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as in narrow
showing little difference in the standing of the competitors
a tight race for governor
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as in taut
stretched with little or no give
the rope was pulled tight
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as in familiar
closely acquainted
supposedly he and the rock star have been totally tight since they went to high school together
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
a few of the bar's patrons spent several hours getting tight without the bartender cutting them off
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Recent Examples of tight
Although the project never reconstituted, Gunn and Gracey, who years later go on to make his debut with The Greatest Showman, developed a tight bond that lasted years.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Often described as motocross on snow, snocross is full of tight turns, high speeds, jumps, and obstacles.
—Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
There’ll be a ton of mid-to-late-round tight-end options for the Broncos in this draft, and The Post swung on one here.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
India, for example, slashed gas sales to industrial firms, anticipating tighter supply.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Often described as motocross on snow, snocross is full of tight turns, high speeds, jumps, and obstacles.
—Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
There’ll be a ton of mid-to-late-round tight-end options for the Broncos in this draft, and The Post swung on one here.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
India, for example, slashed gas sales to industrial firms, anticipating tighter supply.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tight
Adjective
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The Bruins increased their advantage to 18 points on Dailey’s dunk less than five minutes into the second half and the visitors got no closer than nine the rest of the way.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Check the Tarrant County wait time map for the closest polling location and to check wait times for each party.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Their general manager, Troy Weaver, had stocked the team with injury-prone vets and young players who seemed stuck in the development process.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The family of at least one athlete remains stuck in Doha, Qatar, after air traffic was disrupted by the conflict.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2026
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Compared with other cities, the model was less likely to associate Austin with being boring, stingy or unfriendly.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Poly’s stingy defense and a pair of key buckets from Smothers helped the Engineers go on a prolonged 7-0 run that extended their lead to 13 late before a 3-pointer from Elliott with about three minutes to go proved to be the dagger in Poly’s 16-point victory.—
Nicky Wolcott,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
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The gym was so crowded that fans were three-deep on the baselines and children sat cross-legged in front of the bleachers.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Controversy arose in a crowded 2024 Democratic primary in a north Miami-Dade district when the Herald/Times reported that one of the candidates — Wancito Francius — had switched his voter registration from Republican to Democrat too late to qualify for the election.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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But equal time itself is narrower than many assume.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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This lamp has an ultraslim frame, ideal for a narrow bedroom or tight reading nook.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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Run is a taut thriller that feels like an elevated Lifetime movie in all the right ways.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Phillies might not be better than the team that ended last season with a taut four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Goodbye to the ‘iPad kid’ era Kids glued to their tablets have become a familiar sight at restaurants.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Love is familiar to audiences, after having acted in TV and movie projects since at least 2010.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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How about holding the two cops who let a drunk cop go after a DWI accident instead of calling for charges to be dropped?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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One is cynical and snarky, with a sour-to-the-point-of-curdled view of humanity, and the other has a heart full of sentiment, drunk to the point of passing out on the milk of human kindness.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Tight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tight. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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