TIGHT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
   Usage Example(s)
   • tight money
   • a tight market
   Similar To
   • scarce (what does scarce mean?)
2. Meaning
   • packed closely together
   Usage Example(s)
   • the stood in a tight little group
   • hair in tight curls
   • the pub was packed tight
   Similar To
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
3. Meaning
   • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
   Synonym(s)
   • rigorous (what does rigorous mean?)
   • stringent (what does stringent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • rigorous discipline
   • tight security
   • stringent safety measures
   Similar To
   • demanding (what does demanding mean?)
4. Meaning
   • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
   Synonym(s)
   • nasty (what does nasty mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a nasty problem
   • a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
   Similar To
   • difficult (what does difficult mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
5. Meaning
   • very drunk
   Synonym(s)
   • besotted (what does besotted mean?)
   • blind drunk (what does blind drunk mean?)
   • blotto (what does blotto mean?)
   • cockeyed (what does cockeyed mean?)
   • crocked (what does crocked mean?)
   • fuddled (what does fuddled mean?)
   • loaded (what does loaded mean?)
   • pie-eyed (what does pie-eyed mean?)
   • pissed (what does pissed mean?)
   • pixilated (what does pixilated mean?)
   • plastered (what does plastered mean?)
   • potty (what does potty mean?)
   • slopped (what does slopped mean?)
   • sloshed (what does sloshed mean?)
   • smashed (what does smashed mean?)
   • soaked (what does soaked mean?)
   • soused (what does soused mean?)
   • sozzled (what does sozzled mean?)
   • squiffy (what does squiffy mean?)
   • stiff (what does stiff mean?)
   • tiddley (what does tiddley mean?)
   • tiddly (what does tiddly mean?)
   • tipsy (what does tipsy mean?)
   • wet (what does wet mean?)
   Similar To
   • intoxicated (what does intoxicated mean?)
   • drunk (what does drunk mean?)
   • inebriated (what does inebriated mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
   Synonym(s)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a close contest
   • a close election
   • a tight game
   Similar To
   • equal (what does equal mean?)
7. Meaning
   • used of persons or behavior
   • characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
   Synonym(s)
   • mean (what does mean mean?)
   • mingy (what does mingy mean?)
   • miserly (what does miserly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a mean person
   • he left a miserly tip
   Similar To
   • stingy (what does stingy mean?)
   • ungenerous (what does ungenerous mean?)
8. Meaning
   • of such close construction as to be impermeable
   Usage Example(s)
   • a tight roof
   • warm in our tight little house
   Antonym(s)
   • leaky (what does leaky mean?)
   Similar To
   • airtight (what does airtight mean?)
   • air-tight (what does air-tight mean?)
   • gas-tight (what does gas-tight mean?)
   • dripless (what does dripless mean?)
   • hermetic (what does hermetic mean?)
   • rainproof (what does rainproof mean?)
   • waterproof (what does waterproof mean?)
   • waterproofed (what does waterproofed mean?)
   • sealed (what does sealed mean?)
   • snug (what does snug mean?)
   • watertight (what does watertight mean?)
   See Also
   • impermeable (what does impermeable mean?)
   • seaworthy (what does seaworthy mean?)
   • tight (what does tight mean?)
9. Meaning
   • closely constrained or constricted or constricting
   Usage Example(s)
   • tight skirts
   • he hated tight starched collars
   • fingers closed in a tight fist
   • a tight feeling in his chest
   Antonym(s)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   Similar To
   • binding (what does binding mean?)
   • constricting (what does constricting mean?)
   • choky (what does choky mean?)
   • clenched (what does clenched mean?)
   • clinched (what does clinched mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • snug (what does snug mean?)
   • close-fitting (what does close-fitting mean?)
   • skintight (what does skintight mean?)
   • tight-fitting (what does tight-fitting mean?)
   • tightly fitting (what does tightly fitting mean?)
   • viselike (what does viselike mean?)
   See Also
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   • tight (what does tight mean?)
10. Meaning
    • pressed tightly together
    Synonym(s)
    • compressed (what does compressed mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • with lips compressed
    Similar To
    • closed (what does closed mean?)
    • shut (what does shut mean?)
11. Meaning
    • securely or solidly fixed in place
    • rigid
    Usage Example(s)
    • the bolts are tight
    Similar To
    • secure (what does secure mean?)
12. Meaning
    • of textiles
    Synonym(s)
    • close (what does close mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a close weave
    • smooth percale with a very tight weave
    Similar To
    • fine (what does fine mean?)
13. Meaning
    • pulled or drawn tight
    Synonym(s)
    • taut (what does taut mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • taut sails
    • a tight drumhead
    • a tight rope
    Similar To
    • tense (what does tense mean?)
14. Meaning
    • set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
    Usage Example(s)
    • in tight formation
    • a tight blockade
    Similar To
    • invulnerable (what does invulnerable mean?)

TIGHT as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • firmly or tightly
   Synonym(s)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • held fast to the rope
   • her foot was stuck fast
   • held tight
2. Meaning
   • in an attentive manner
   Synonym(s)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • closely (what does closely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he remained close on his guard
   Pertainym(s)
   • close (what does close mean?)