Definitions

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

It defines the garment as a close-fitting covering over the whole head, with holes only for the eyes, nose, or mouth.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023

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

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

Dustfinger had been right: In their close-fitting black suits they really did look like crows.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

close-fitting

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