Antonyms for tight
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : taɪt |
Definition of tight
Origin :- mid-15c., "dense, close, compact," from Middle English thight, from Old Norse þettr "watertight, close in texture, solid," from Proto-Germanic *thenkhtuz (cf. second element in Old English meteþiht "stout from eating;" Middle High German dihte "dense, thick," German dicht "dense, tight," Old High German gidigan, German gediegen "genuine, solid, worthy"), from PIE root *tenk- "to become firm, curdle, thicken" (cf. Irish techt "curdled, coagulated," Lithuanian tankus "close, tight," Persian tang "tight," Sanskrit tanakti "draws together, contracts").
- Sense of "drawn, stretched" is from 1570s; meaning "fitting closely" (as of garments) is from 1779; that of "evenly matched" (of a contest, bargain, etc.) is from 1828, American English; that of "drunk" is from 1830; that of "close, sympathetic" is from 1956. Tight-assed "unwilling to relax" is attested from 1903. Tight-laced is recorded from 1741 in both the literal and figurative senses. Tight-lipped is first attested 1876.
- adj close, snug
- adj sealed
- adj stingy
- adj difficult, troublesome
- adj intoxicated
- His grasp did not bruise, it did not seem to be tight; but the hand that held it was immovable.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Linda suddenly gathered her friend in her arms and held her tight.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- You never know what hold you really have until you get in a tight place.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Screwed the top on tight, which would make the connection, and then forgot the time.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- We were both down, with our faces in the snow, and I held him tight.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- An' Laura waits for me an' tells me to be sure to get 'em on tight enough,—why, bless me!
- Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
- In climbed the giant,--he did not think the fit would be so tight.
- Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
- I want a tight faellow like you, and you shall have a fair percentage.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Charmides snatched his father's hand and held it tight, for Creon was one of them.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
- "They can't, if only you'll let me hold you tight enough," I whispered.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
Synonyms for tight
- airtight
- arduous
- blind
- blocked
- bolted
- boozy
- bound
- buzzed
- cheap
- choking
- clasped
- close
- close-fitting
- clumped
- compact
- constricted
- contracted
- cramped
- cramping
- critical
- crowded
- crushing
- cutting
- dangerous
- dense
- distressing
- disturbing
- drawn
- drunk
- drunken
- enduring
- established
- exacting
- fast
- fastened
- firm
- fixed
- grasping
- hazardous
- hermetic
- hermetically sealed
- hidebound
- high
- impenetrable
- impermeable
- impervious
- inebriated
- inflexible
- invulnerable
- loaded
- locked
- mean
- miserly
- nailed
- narrow
- near
- obstructed
- padlocked
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- perilous
- pickled
- pinching
- plastered
- plugged
- precarious
- proof
- punishing
- quick
- rigid
- rough
- secure
- set
- short
- shrunken
- shut
- skintight
- slammed
- smashed
- smothering
- snapped
- solid
- sound
- sparing
- stable
- steady
- stewed
- sticky
- stiff
- stoned
- stopped up
- strained
- stretched
- strong
- sturdy
- taut
- tenacious
- tense
- thick
- ticklish
- tied
- tied up
- tightened
- tightfisted
- tipsy
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- unbending
- uncomfortable
- under the influence
- unyielding
- upsetting
- watertight
- worrisome
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