| Main Entry: | tight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close, snug |
Synonyms: |
bound, clasped, close-fitting, compact, constricted, contracted, cramped, crowded, dense, drawn, enduring, established, fast, firm, fixed, hidebound, inflexible, invulnerable, narrow, quick, rigid, secure, set, skintight, solid, stable, steady, stiff, strained, stretched, strong, sturdy, taut, tenacious, tense, thick, tightened, unbending, unyielding |
| Notes: | the choice of 'tight' or 'tightly' depends on whether it is the result or the application that is emphasized; if it is an enduring state, you would use 'tight' |
Antonyms: |
comfortable, free, loose, open, slack |
| Main Entry: | tight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sealed |
Synonyms: |
airtight, blind, blocked, bolted, choking, clumped, cramping, crushing, cutting, fast, fastened, firm, fixed, hermetic, hermetically sealed, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, locked, nailed, obstructed, padlocked, pinching, plugged, proof, secure, short, shrunken, shut, skintight, slammed, smothering, snapped, sound, stopped up, tied, tied up, uncomfortable, watertight |
Antonyms: |
loose, open, unsealed, wide |