Tight
adjadj.allclosely constrained or constricted or constrictingExamples:- tight skirts
- he hated tight starched collars
- fingers closed in a tight fist
- a tight feeling in his chest
Antonyms:loose
Derivationally Related Form:tightness
Inherited Hypernyms:tight
Similar to:choky clenched clinched close close-fitting snug skin-tight skintight skinny tight-fitting tight fitting tightfitting tightly fitting viselike
See also:tense tight
adj satadj.allpulled or drawn tightSynset:taut
Examples:- taut sails
- a tight drumhead
- a tight rope
Antonyms:lax
Derivationally Related Form:tightnesstautness
Inherited Hypernyms:taut
Similar to:tense
adj satadj.allset so close together as to be invulnerable to penetrationExamples:- in tight formation
- a tight blockade
Antonyms:vulnerable
Derivationally Related Form:tightness
Inherited Hypernyms:tight
Similar to:invulnerable
adj satadj.allpressed tightly togetherSynset:compressed
Antonyms:open
Inherited Hypernyms:compressed
Similar to:closed shut
adj satadj.all(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generositySynset:mean mingy miserly
Examples:- a mean person
- he left a miserly tip
Antonyms:generous
Derivationally Related Form:minginesstightnessmisermiserlinessmeanness
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Similar to:stingy ungenerous
adj satadj.allaffected by scarcity and expensive to borrowTopic:economic scienceeconomicspolitical economy
Examples:- tight money
- a tight market
Antonyms:abundant
Derivationally Related Form:tightness
Inherited Hypernyms:tight
Similar to:scarce
adjadj.allof such close construction as to be impermeableExamples:- a tight roof
- warm in our tight little house
Antonyms:leaky
Inherited Hypernyms:tight
Similar to:air-tight airtight gas-tight dripless hermetic leakproof rainproof waterproof waterproofed snug watertight
See also:impermeable seaworthy tight
adj satadj.allof textilesSynset:close
Examples:- a close weave
- smooth percale with a very tight weave
Antonyms:coarse
Inherited Hypernyms:close
Similar to:fine
adj satadj.allsecurely or solidly fixed in place; rigidAntonyms:insecure
Inherited Hypernyms:tight
Similar to:secure
adj satadj.all(of a contest or contestants) evenly matchedSynset:close
Examples:- a close contest
- a close election
- a tight game
Antonyms:unequal
Inherited Hypernyms:close
Similar to:equal
adj satadj.allvery drunkDomain Usage:argotcantjargonlingopatoisslangvernacular
Synset:besotted blind drunk blotto cockeyed crocked fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy stiff wet
Antonyms:sober
Inherited Hypernyms:besotted
Similar to:drunk gone inebriated intoxicated ripped
adj satadj.allexasperatingly difficult to handle or circumventSynset:nasty
Examples:- a nasty problem
- a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
Antonyms:easy
Inherited Hypernyms:nasty
Similar to:difficult hard
adj satadj.alldemanding strict attention to rules and proceduresSynset:rigorous stringent
Examples:- rigorous discipline
- tight security
- stringent safety measures
Antonyms:undemanding
Derivationally Related Form:stringencyrigorrigorousness
Inherited Hypernyms:rigorous
Similar to:demanding
adj satadj.allpacked closely togetherExamples:- they stood in a tight little group
- hair in tight curls
- the pub was packed tight
Antonyms:loose
Inherited Hypernyms:tight
Similar to:compact
advadv.allfirmly or closelySynset:fast
Examples:- held fast to the rope
- her foot was stuck fast
- held tight
Inherited Hypernyms:fast
advadv.allin an attentive mannerSynset:close closely
Examples:- he remained close on his guard
Pertainyms:close
Inherited Hypernyms:close