Synonyms of tight

tight

adjective

ˈtīt 

1

as in thick

not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light)

the lid forms a tight seal with the canister that will keep the spices fresh

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thick
• close
• impermeable
• snug
• dense
• impervious
• impenetrable
• compact
• watertight
• airtight
• hermetic
• leakproof
• waterproof
• hermetical
• soundproof
• lightproof

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permeable
• porous
• leaky
• pervious
• penetrable
• absorbent
• unsealed

2

as in stuck

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

a tight screw that won't come loose

a jar with a tight lid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuck
• jammed
• glued
• frozen
• snug
• fast
• embedded
• wedged
• firm
• lodged
• clamped
• secured
• set
• attached
• anchored
• bound
• bonded
• cemented
• fastened
• entrenched
• impacted
• immovable
• implanted
• imbedded
• intrenched
• unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• unsecured
• detached
• unbound
• unattached
• undone
• movable
• freed
• loosened
• moveable
• yielding
• unfastened
• dislodged

3

as in close

giving or sharing as little as possible

is fairly tight with his money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• careful
• pinching
• cheap
• selfish
• parsimonious
• greedy
• stingy
• tightfisted
• miserly
• ungenerous
• small
• mean
• economical
• spare
• desirous
• chintzy
• penurious
• sparing
• conserving
• closefisted
• niggardly
• pinchpenny
• uncharitable
• penny-pinching
• mingy
• saving
• stinting
• niggard
• frugal
• thrifty
• itchy
• shabby
• economizing
• mercenary
• chary
• hoggish
• avaricious
• sordid
• covetous
• grasping
• acquisitive
• grudging
• avid
• envious
• rapacious
• inhospitable
• skimping
• begrudging
• resentful
• scrimping
• coveting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generous
• bountiful
• liberal
• charitable
• bounteous
• munificent
• unsparing
• openhanded
• free
• handsome
• lavish
• extravagant
• unstinting
• unselfish
• altruistic
• selfless
• benevolent
• overgenerous
• hospitable
• profuse
• philanthropic
• humanitarian
• beneficent
• compassionate
• magnanimous
• philanthropical
• freehanded
• kindly
• wasteful
• openhearted
• unthrifty
• wasting
• profligate
• spendthrift
• greathearted
• prodigal
• good-hearted
• dissipating
• thriftless
• squandering
• splurging
• frittering

4

as in crowded

having little space between items or parts

the traffic on the freeway was so tight we couldn't get over to the exit we wanted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowded
• packed
• dense
• thick
• close
• compact
• jammed
• serried
• squeezed
• jam-packed
• pressed
• overcrowded
• solid
• crammed
• compressed
• snug
• airtight
• compacted
• congested
• crushed
• hard
• massed
• condensed
• firm
• wall-to-wall
• impermeable
• impenetrable
• impervious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• open
• airy
• spacious
• uncrowded
• roomy
• commodious

5

as in narrow

showing little difference in the standing of the competitors

a tight race for governor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• narrow
• close
• crowded
• neck and neck
• down-to-the-wire
• nip and tuck
• hairbreadth

6

as in taut

stretched with little or no give

the rope was pulled tight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taut
• tightened
• rigid
• tense
• stiff
• firm
• inflexible
• unyielding
• unrelaxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• lax
• slack
• hanging
• floppy
• relaxed
• limp
• sagging
• elastic
• loosened
• flexible
• flaccid
• yielding
• lank
• droopy
• resilient
• supple
• pliant
• springy
• slackened
• stretchy
• drooping

7

as in familiar

closely acquainted

supposedly he and the rock star have been totally tight since they went to high school together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• familiar
• intimate
• friendly
• bosom
• comfortable
• inward
• near
• inseparable
• thick
• chummy
• especial
• loving
• dear
• buddy-buddy
• affectionate
• social
• easy
• convivial
• clannish
• cozy
• gracious
• close-knit
• tight-knit
• snug
• boon
• companionable
• cordial
• warm
• confidential
• affable
• secretive
• gregarious
• genial
• hearty
• sociable
• neighborly
• amicable
• adoring
• devoted
• fond
• tender
• tenderhearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• cold
• remote
• distant
• cool
• withdrawn
• detached
• unfriendly
• aloof
• frosty
• antisocial
• reserved
• unsociable
• standoffish

8

as in wet

being under the influence of alcohol

a few of the bar's patrons spent several hours getting tight without the bartender cutting them off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• impaired
• wasted
• stiff
• blind
• bombed
• plastered
• lit
• loaded
• gassed
• high
• ripped
• under the influence
• looped
• squiffy
• hammered
• crocked
• boozy
• stinking
• under the weather
• smashed
• tipsy
• three sheets to the wind
• stewed
• three sheets in the wind
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• oiled
• wiped out
• besotted
• blasted
• pickled
• sloshed
• stoned
• lit up
• tanked
• cockeyed
• blitzed
• inebriate
• juiced
• potted
• tiddly
• soused
• sozzled
• in the bag
• squiffed
• canned
• blotto
• alcoholic
• sottish
• pie-eyed
• rocky
• in one's cups
• maudlin
• beery
• strung out
• dopey
• dissolute
• befuddled
• debauched
• crapulous
• bleary-eyed
• dissipated
• dopy
• stupefied
• dipsomaniacal
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• dry
• sober
• steady
• temperate
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

Examples of tight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tighter restrictions in Florida were expected to reverberate through the state and the broader region. —Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024

Regardless of Trump’s character faults, this is a very tight race because his core voters are steadfastly loyal. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024

Since the end of the pandemic, fiscal policy has been wildly stimulative while monetary policy has been quite tight. —Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024

Everytown for Gun Safety, a national firearm safety nonprofit, said the chaos in Laurel County was the nation's 389th mass shooting (where at least four people are injured) in this year alone, arguing tighter laws in the commonwealth could have stopped the gunman. —Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing tight

• sit tight