Advertisement

View definitions for tight

tight

adjective as in stingy

adjective as in difficult, troublesome

adjective as in intoxicated

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Just make sure the cap is on tight so it doesn’t leak, and that the bottle is not hot enough to burn you.

It may have been a lucky tip that led Freeman to the arrest, but it was his ability to connect with the tight-knit community—and his passion for investigating the heists—that put him in a position to receive it.

Brady threw three touchdowns passes, two to tight end Rob Gronkowski and one to wideout Antonio Brown.

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes finally got in sync with star tight end Travis Kelce, who had just one catch before the drive but then had four for 41 en route to the field goal.

The Kansas City defense had a goal-line stand in the second quarter to keep the game temporarily tight.

And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.

Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.

Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.

Major League Baseball, though, is still being tight-lipped about what the end of the embargo might mean for the sport.

Missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.

"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.

His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.

She took to staring out across the grounds again, and one hand drew up slowly till it was doubled into a tight-shut little fist.

It is a very simple plan, and will be perfectly tight; it is by restoring an equilibrium on both sides of the piston.

Before that time we always put rope-yarn between the lap of the boiler-plates to make the seams tight.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for hostile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 234 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tight, such as: compact, cramped, fast, inflexible, narrow, and rigid.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement