2 entries found for tight.
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Function: adjective
Text: 1 not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light) <a tight hull that was no match for an iceberg>
Synonyms impenetrable, impermeable, impervious
Related Words close, compact, dense, snug, thick; airtight, hermetic, watertight; lightproof, soundproof, waterproof
Near Antonyms absorbent, leaky, porous, unsealed
Antonyms penetrable, permeable
2 firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge <a tight screw that won't come loose> <a jar with a tight lid>
Synonyms fast, firm, frozen, jammed, lodged, secure, set, snug, stuck, wedged
Related Words bonded, cemented, glued; anchored, clamped; embedded, entrenched (also intrenched), implanted; attached, bound, fastened, secured; immovable, unyielding
Near Antonyms detached, dislodged, freed, loosened, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, unsecured; movable (or moveable), yielding
Antonyms insecure, loose
3 giving or sharing as little as possible <is fairly tight with his money> -- see STINGY 1
4 having little space between items or parts <it's tight in that packed nightclub> -- see CLOSE 1
5 showing little difference in the standing of the competitors <a tight race for governor> -- see CLOSE 3
6 stretched with little or no give <the rope was pulled tight> -- see TAUT