as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
a man of legendary tightness, he has plenty of money in his savings account
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Recent Examples of tightness
Naylor left Friday night’s game early with groin tightness.
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Elias Díaz was smiling and moving around unencumbered late last night, a couple hours after essentially pulling himself from the game in the fourth inning following a couple awkward swings that resulted in him feeling tightness in his left oblique.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adductor dysfunction — whether from weakness or tightness — can create problems that extend far beyond your inner thighs.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
That plush quality leads you to expect a certain tightness of performance that this Galas hasn’t yet achieved.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Bergert sustained right forearm tightness during his bullpen session.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The Vinopure Acne Serum features salicylic acid derived from wintergreen leaves and antioxidant-rich palmitoyl grapeseed extract sourced from the brand’s vineyards in the South of France, which together leave skin clearer and smoother, without tightness or flakiness.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
That collective tightness, honed on their summer European run, was the impetus to get the crowd moving, and often surfing, through the venue.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Jim Bowden, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Elias Díaz was smiling and moving around unencumbered late last night, a couple hours after essentially pulling himself from the game in the fourth inning following a couple awkward swings that resulted in him feeling tightness in his left oblique.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adductor dysfunction — whether from weakness or tightness — can create problems that extend far beyond your inner thighs.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
López departed after four innings and just 61 pitches in the Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Target Field, getting five more outs after the play before leaving with what the Twins called right forearm tightness as a result of the dive.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
That plush quality leads you to expect a certain tightness of performance that this Galas hasn’t yet achieved.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Bergert sustained right forearm tightness during his bullpen session.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The Vinopure Acne Serum features salicylic acid derived from wintergreen leaves and antioxidant-rich palmitoyl grapeseed extract sourced from the brand’s vineyards in the South of France, which together leave skin clearer and smoother, without tightness or flakiness.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
That collective tightness, honed on their summer European run, was the impetus to get the crowd moving, and often surfing, through the venue.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightness
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The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The country ranks 118th among 148 economies, the lowest among G-7 members, in the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, languishing particularly in the political empowerment metric.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also important to note, diversity is not the same thing as accessibility, and neither are inherently tied to cheapness.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shoes have a wide toe box with plenty of room for feet to spread out, which helps prevent painful pinching and accommodates foot issues.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.—
Dan Levin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Giving and saving were instilled, too.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Consider this an opportunity to deepen trust in a connection or engage in vulnerable conversations that create a sense of closeness.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Using approximation theory, the researchers showed that completeness cannot surpass doubly exponential closeness to one, and soundness cannot drop below exponentially small.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Tightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightness. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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