TIGHT

1. [s] affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"

2. [s] packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"

3. [s] demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

4. [s] exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

5. [s] very drunk

6. [s] (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

7. [s] used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"

8. [a] of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"

9. [a] closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"

10. [s] pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"

11. [s] securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"

12. [s] of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

13. [s] pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

14. [s] set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"

15. [r] firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"

16. [r] in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"

similar words

1. [a] scarce

2. [a] compact

3. [a] demanding

4. [a] difficult

5. [a] hard

6. [a] intoxicated

7. [a] drunk

8. [a] inebriated

9. [a] equal

10. [a] stingy

11. [a] ungenerous

12. [s] airtight

13. [s] air-tight

14. [s] gas-tight

15. [s] dripless

16. [s] hermetic

17. [s] rainproof

18. [s] waterproof

19. [s] waterproofed

20. [s] sealed

21. [s] snug

22. [s] watertight

23. [s] binding

24. [s] constricting

25. [s] choky

26. [s] clenched

27. [s] clinched

28. [s] close

29. [s] snug

30. [s] close-fitting

31. [s] skintight

32. [s] tight-fitting

33. [s] tightly_fitting

34. [s] viselike

35. [a] closed

36. [a] shut

37. [a] secure

38. [a] fine

39. [a] tense

40. [a] invulnerable

opposite words

1. [a] leaky

2. [a] loose