Definitions

tight

[tahyt] / taɪt /

ADJECTIVE

close, snug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick tightened

WEAK

bound clasped close-fitting 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

ADJECTIVE

sealed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airtight fast short uncomfortable

WEAK

blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose

WEAK

open slack unsealed

ADJECTIVE

stingy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheap

STRONG

WEAK

grasping mean miserly parsimonious penny-pinching penurious sparing tightfisted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

generous openhanded

WEAK

easy giving lavish liberal loose open

ADJECTIVE

difficult, troublesome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

precarious rough tense tough tricky

STRONG

WEAK

arduous critical dangerous distressing disturbing exacting hazardous near perilous punishing sticky ticklish trying upsetting worrisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm

WEAK

comfortable untroubled

ADJECTIVE

intoxicated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

high

WEAK

boozy buzzed drunk drunken inebriated loaded pickled plastered smashed stewed stoned tipsy under the influence

Antonyms

WEAK

sober

Example Sentences

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But these projects depend on the New Glenn rocket, and with its explosion coming shortly after a malfunction causing a satellite mission failure last month, the anomalies could disrupt NASA's tight mission schedule.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Seeded as an also-ran at No. 23, she upset Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova before falling in a tight three-set match to Amanda Anisimova.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The boycott put Phillips Distilling, the family-owned maker of Sour Puss based in Minnesota, into a tight spot.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It adds barrels to a tight prompt-month market, helps smooth out price spikes and “it buys time,” Liu said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Torak never knew how long he crouched against the rockface, with his eyes tight shut.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

tight

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