Synonyms for tight

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1. Firm

   taut, secure, fast, bound up, close, clasped, fixed, steady, tense, stretched thin, established, compact, strong, stable, enduring, steadfast, unyielding, unbending, set, stuck hard, hidebound, invulnerable, snug, sturdy; see also firm 1.

   Antonyms loose*, tottery, shaky.

2. Closed

   sealed, airtight, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, watertight, hermetically sealed, padlocked, bolted, locked, fastened, shut tight, clamped, fixed, tied, snapped, swung to, tied up, nailed, spiked, slammed, obstructed, blocked, blind, shut, stopped up, plugged; see also waterproof.

   Antonyms open*, penetrable, unprotected.

3. Closefitting

   pinching, shrunken, snug, uncomfortable, cramping, skintight, short, crushing, choking, smothering, cutting.

   Antonyms loose*, ample, wide.

4. *Intoxicated

   drunk, inebriated, drunken, tipsy; see drunk.

5. *Stingy

   miserly, parsimonious, close; see stingy.

6. Difficult to obtain; said especially of money

   scarce, frozen, tied up; see rare 2.

tight implies a constricting or binding encirclement a tight collar or such closeness or compactness of parts as to be impenetrable airtight; taut (and often tight) is applied to a rope, cord, cloth, etc. that is pulled or stretched to the point where there is no slackness taut sails; tense suggests a tightness or tautness that results in great strain tense muscles See also syn. study at drunk.

sit tight*