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close-fitting

[klohs-fit-ing] / ˈkloʊsˈfɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
tight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick tightened
WEAK
bound clasped constricted contracted crowded dense drawn enduring established firm fixed hidebound invulnerable secure set skintight stretched tenacious unbending unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loose slack yielding
WEAK
comfortable easy open wide

Example Sentences

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Clad in close-fitting black outfits, two performers get into stance for a fight scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The brand’s exciting long-lean silhouette was accentuated by long, dragging wing-like hems on close-fitting trousers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2022

By now, it’s obvious the 56-year-old Dunn, who’s rocking close-fitting jeans, a wool sweater and Under Armour shoes, isn’t there for the free spread; he’s there to listen.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2016

The concentric tissue around the mouth of the capsule is made of triangular, close-fitting units, a little like “teeth”; these open and close depending on moisture levels, and periodically release spores.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Beside him, Coll had just donned a close-fitting, conical helmet.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander