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tightness

noun as in compactness

noun as in firmness

noun as in stricture

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Example Sentences

“Her compositions exude a rigor and tightness,” said Lori Bookstein, whose Chelsea gallery has represented Malcolm since 2003.

Doubts have been expressed as to the success of co-operation because of the tightness of the Mahajan's hold on the ryots.

The tightness of dress obstructs the insensible perspiration hurtfully, and produces an irregular circulation.

Burke backed off a step, and slowly some of the tightness went out of his face and arms.

A tightness took him about the heart, and behind his eyes that pulse of red darkness presaged the beginning of a violent headache.

Raoul knotted his fingers behind his back, and found that the effort relieved the tightness in his belly.

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On this page you'll find 315 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tightness, such as: closeness, concentration, denseness, density, solidity, and solidness.

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

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