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  1. tightadjective

    Antonyms:
    badly, fitfully, loosely, rubbish, relaxed, spacious, saggy, roomy, capacious, wide, open, loose, baggy, pathetic, naff, sagging, sloppy, broad, slack, crap, slapdash

    Synonyms:
    well, firmly, fast, soundly, securely, intimate, polished, tension, cool, narrow, precise, rad, close, slick, serried, tense, close-knit, fab, ace, tight-fitting, taut

  2. tightadjective

    Miserly or frugal.

    He’s a bit tight with his money

    Antonyms:
    slapdash, roomy, naff, spacious, broad, baggy, sloppy, crap, rubbish, sagging, pathetic, saggy, wide, open, loose, relaxed, capacious, slack

    Synonyms:
    cool, intimate, polished, tight-fitting, tense, ace, fab, serried, narrow, slick, close-knit, tension, close, taut, precise, rad

  3. tightadjective

    Scarce, hard to come by.

    I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.

    Antonyms:
    rubbish, relaxed, capacious, crap, naff, broad, wide, spacious, baggy, sagging, open, saggy, slapdash, pathetic, roomy, slack, loose, sloppy

    Synonyms:
    tense, intimate, cool, slick, close, fab, serried, precise, narrow, tension, rad, close-knit, tight-fitting, taut, ace, polished

  4. tightadjective

    A player who plays very few hands

    Antonyms:
    broad, loose, wide, crap, rubbish, baggy, sagging, spacious, pathetic, relaxed, capacious, naff, roomy, open, slapdash, slack, saggy, sloppy

    Synonyms:
    rad, taut, narrow, tension, polished, slick, serried, cool, ace, close, fab, close-knit, tense, precise, intimate, tight-fitting

  5. tightadverb

    A strategy which involves playing very few hands

    Antonyms:
    naff, saggy, spacious, sagging, roomy, loose, baggy, slack, broad, wide, relaxed, capacious, slapdash, sloppy, pathetic, crap, rubbish, open

    Synonyms:
    slick, tension, polished, serried, rad, narrow, intimate, close-knit, close, tense, precise, cool, ace, fab, tight-fitting, taut

  6. tightadverb

    Pushed or pulled together.

    My socks are too tight.

    Antonyms:
    badly, fitfully, loosely, broad, baggy, crap, wide, sagging, roomy, sloppy, capacious, slack, rubbish, relaxed, naff, open, saggy, slapdash, loose, pathetic, spacious

    Synonyms:
    well, firmly, fast, soundly, securely, precise, cool, serried, intimate, polished, ace, taut, narrow, tight-fitting, close-knit, tense, rad, tension, slick, close, fab

  7. tightadjective

    Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    Good night, sleep tight.

    Antonyms:
    fitfully, loosely, badly, baggy, saggy, spacious, naff, broad, open, wide, sloppy, sagging, slapdash, pathetic, crap, rubbish, slack, relaxed, loose, roomy, capacious

    Synonyms:
    soundly, firmly, securely, fast, well, narrow, intimate, cool, precise, tension, slick, tense, serried, ace, polished, taut, close-knit, close, tight-fitting, rad, fab

  8. tightadjective

    Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.

    The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.

    Antonyms:
    capacious, roomy, broad, baggy, pathetic, slack, saggy, naff, spacious, loose, wide, sloppy, sagging, rubbish, crap, slapdash, open, relaxed

    Synonyms:
    cool, fab, narrow, intimate, close, slick, close-knit, ace, precise, polished, tension, taut, tense, tight-fitting, rad, serried

  9. tightadjective

    Under high tension.

    Make sure to pull the rope tight.

    Antonyms:
    pathetic, broad, crap, open, roomy, loose, wide, baggy, slack, slapdash, relaxed, saggy, naff, capacious, sagging, spacious, sloppy, rubbish

    Synonyms:
    taut, tight-fitting, precise, polished, cool, tense, fab, close, ace, slick, narrow, tension, serried, intimate, rad, close-knit

  10. tightadjective

    Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

    Their marching band is extremely tight.

    Antonyms:
    sagging, crap, relaxed, rubbish, pathetic, roomy, spacious, slack, naff, baggy, saggy, slapdash, sloppy, loose, capacious, open, broad, wide

    Synonyms:
    cool, narrow, intimate, slick, polished, tension, tense, precise, close, rad, ace, taut, fab, close-knit, serried, tight-fitting

  11. tightadjective

    Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.

    We went drinking and got tight.

    Antonyms:
    broad, naff, baggy, wide, pathetic, relaxed, sloppy, crap, saggy, slack, spacious, slapdash, open, rubbish, roomy, capacious, sagging, loose

    Synonyms:
    close-knit, tight-fitting, tense, cool, slick, tension, rad, intimate, fab, narrow, taut, precise, serried, close, ace, polished

  12. tightadjective

    Intimately friendly.

    We’ve grown tighter over the years.

    Antonyms:
    loose, slack, sloppy, capacious, rubbish, relaxed, baggy, broad, wide, spacious, saggy, crap, open, sagging, pathetic, naff, slapdash, roomy

    Synonyms:
    close, taut, narrow, tense, fab, ace, cool, polished, slick, serried, rad, precise, close-knit, intimate, tension, tight-fitting

  13. tightadjective

    Extraordinarily great or special.

    That is one tight bicycle!

    Antonyms:
    broad, slapdash, capacious, sloppy, crap, roomy, wide, loose, spacious, slack, pathetic, baggy, saggy, sagging, relaxed, naff, rubbish, open

    Synonyms:
    close, taut, tight-fitting, fab, ace, close-knit, tension, tense, narrow, intimate, serried, precise, polished, slick, cool, rad

  14. tightadjective

    Unfair; unkind.

    Don’t do that. That’s tight.

    Synonyms:
    intimate, polished, tense, tight-fitting, precise, close-knit, narrow, tension, slick, serried, ace, rad, close, taut, cool, fab

    Antonyms:
    slapdash, sloppy, rubbish, pathetic, slack, sagging, broad, loose, capacious, crap, saggy, spacious, wide, roomy, open, naff, baggy, relaxed

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  1. tight

    Antonyms:
    loose, incompact, open, flowing, loose-fitting, large, untidy, lax, relaxed

    Synonyms:
    firm, compact, fast, close, tidy, neat, smart, natty, tense, stretched

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  1. tightadjective

    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»

    Antonyms:
    opened, oozy, leaky, vulnerable, loose, unequal, easy, holey, insecure, sober, seeping, sloppy, oozing, coarse, draughty, harsh, abundant, baggy, loose-fitting, drafty, porous, drippy, generous, flyaway, undemanding, open, lax

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  2. taut, tightadjective

    pulled or drawn tight

    «taut sails»; «a tight drumhead»; «a tight rope»

    Antonyms:
    sloppy, unequal, porous, lax, drippy, seeping, vulnerable, undemanding, loose-fitting, loose, opened, holey, coarse, oozy, open, drafty, flyaway, insecure, draughty, harsh, leaky, baggy, sober, abundant, easy, generous, oozing

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  3. tightadjective

    set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration

    «in tight formation»; «a tight blockade»

    Antonyms:
    harsh, loose, generous, porous, sober, seeping, abundant, drippy, holey, drafty, oozing, lax, undemanding, leaky, oozy, easy, baggy, draughty, unequal, coarse, loose-fitting, flyaway, vulnerable, insecure, opened, sloppy, open

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  4. compressed, tightadjective

    pressed tightly together

    «with lips compressed»

    Antonyms:
    abundant, oozing, sloppy, undemanding, loose, lax, baggy, sober, harsh, draughty, drippy, porous, oozy, coarse, vulnerable, insecure, flyaway, seeping, holey, opened, unequal, loose-fitting, drafty, leaky, easy, generous, open

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, flat, blind drunk, pissed, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  5. mean, mingy, miserly, tightadjective

    (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

    «a mean person»; «he left a miserly tip»

    Antonyms:
    flyaway, seeping, coarse, sober, loose, drippy, holey, draughty, drafty, harsh, baggy, easy, unequal, porous, opened, sloppy, oozing, generous, abundant, insecure, undemanding, loose-fitting, oozy, vulnerable, lax, open, leaky

    Synonyms:
    close, pissed, blind drunk, base, mean(a), besotted, slopped, rigorous, mingy, blotto, average, squiffy, pixilated, hateful, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, soused, compressed, meanspirited, sozzled, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, stiff, stringent, pie-eyed, bastardly, sloshed, smashed, mean, soaked, loaded, wet, beggarly

  6. tightadjective

    affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

    «tight money»; «a tight market»

    Antonyms:
    draughty, sloppy, unequal, open, oozy, porous, opened, insecure, abundant, loose, leaky, holey, lax, harsh, easy, generous, flyaway, sober, baggy, drafty, oozing, undemanding, coarse, vulnerable, loose-fitting, drippy, seeping

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  7. tightadjective

    of such close construction as to be impermeable

    «a tight roof»; «warm in our tight little house»

    Antonyms:
    porous, open, undemanding, vulnerable, coarse, oozy, loose, flyaway, baggy, generous, harsh, leaky, loose-fitting, unequal, drafty, seeping, opened, oozing, lax, draughty, drippy, easy, holey, abundant, sober, sloppy, insecure

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  8. close, tightadjective

    of textiles

    «a close weave»; «smooth percale with a very tight weave»

    Antonyms:
    open, opened, abundant, oozy, seeping, vulnerable, porous, insecure, loose-fitting, harsh, generous, sloppy, drafty, lax, sober, unequal, loose, undemanding, oozing, flyaway, baggy, drippy, easy, holey, draughty, leaky, coarse

    Synonyms:
    close, pissed, cheeseparing, blind drunk, close-fitting, besotted, rigorous, slopped, nigh, soused, mingy, blotto, faithful, squiffy, pixilated, cockeyed, secretive, tightlipped, crocked, fuddled, snug, stiff, airless, skinny, mean, compressed, sozzled, closemouthed, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, closelipped, sloshed, stringent, stuffy, pie-eyed, unaired, smashed, soaked, penny-pinching, wet, loaded, near, confining

  9. tightadjective

    securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid

    «the bolts are tight»

    Antonyms:
    seeping, sloppy, opened, loose, harsh, draughty, easy, oozing, loose-fitting, leaky, abundant, sober, holey, open, oozy, undemanding, insecure, coarse, drafty, flyaway, lax, porous, generous, unequal, drippy, baggy, vulnerable

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  10. close, tightadjective

    (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

    «a close contest»; «a close election»; «a tight game»

    Antonyms:
    open, loose, drafty, leaky, insecure, generous, oozing, coarse, porous, oozy, loose-fitting, seeping, sloppy, sober, baggy, abundant, vulnerable, draughty, flyaway, undemanding, drippy, lax, harsh, easy, holey, unequal, opened

    Synonyms:
    close, pissed, cheeseparing, blind drunk, close-fitting, besotted, rigorous, slopped, nigh, soused, mingy, blotto, faithful, squiffy, pixilated, cockeyed, secretive, tightlipped, crocked, fuddled, snug, stiff, airless, skinny, mean, compressed, sozzled, closemouthed, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, closelipped, sloshed, stringent, stuffy, pie-eyed, unaired, smashed, soaked, penny-pinching, wet, loaded, near, confining

  11. besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wetadjective

    very drunk

    Antonyms:
    loose, abundant, sloppy, harsh, holey, open, sober, generous, insecure, drippy, baggy, seeping, oozy, coarse, undemanding, oozing, flyaway, easy, vulnerable, draughty, drafty, leaky, lax, unequal, porous, loose-fitting, opened

    Synonyms:
    stiff, affluent, stringent, rigorous, fuddled, skew-whiff, flush, laughable, ladened, plastered, smashed, steamed, ludicrous, blotto, firm, unbendable, blind drunk, unwavering, impish, roiled, soaked, miffed, loaded, riled, steady, buckram, nasty, strong, pie-eyed, crocked, irritated, cockeyed, derisory, potent, puckish, slopped, wet, close, nonsensical, wealthy, sealed, awry(p), prankish, soused, unshakable, pixilated, wicked, pissed, peeved, askew, sozzled, wonky, mean, implike, miserly, besotted, squiffy, slicked, compressed, idiotic, nettled, laden, stung, taut, arch, ridiculous, starchy, mischievous, steadfast, absurd, preposterous, pissed off, sloshed, rigid, annoyed, moneyed, lopsided, mingy, lactating, unfaltering

  12. nasty, tightadjective

    exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

    «a nasty problem»; «a good man to have on your side in a tight situation»

    Antonyms:
    undemanding, easy, seeping, insecure, generous, draughty, leaky, harsh, vulnerable, sober, flyaway, loose-fitting, opened, unequal, porous, drafty, baggy, loose, open, drippy, oozy, sloppy, oozing, holey, abundant, coarse, lax

    Synonyms:
    filthy, close, pissed, blind drunk, besotted, awful, slopped, rigorous, mingy, blotto, squiffy, foul, pixilated, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, soused, compressed, cruddy, sozzled, taut, nasty, plastered, miserly, smutty, stiff, stringent, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, mean, soaked, loaded, wet

  13. rigorous, stringent, tightadjective

    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

    «rigorous discipline»; «tight security»; «stringent safety measures»

    Antonyms:
    opened, draughty, drippy, harsh, lax, undemanding, seeping, abundant, insecure, sober, oozing, drafty, loose, holey, unequal, porous, easy, generous, flyaway, oozy, loose-fitting, open, baggy, sloppy, leaky, coarse, vulnerable

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, nasty, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, strict, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, sozzled, soaked, close, stiff, besotted, slopped, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, loaded, blind drunk, pissed, sloshed, rigorous, soused, pixilated

  14. tightadverb

    packed closely together

    «they stood in a tight little group»; «hair in tight curls»; «the pub was packed tight»

    Antonyms:
    vulnerable, unequal, easy, sloppy, oozing, seeping, lax, loose, harsh, porous, insecure, open, coarse, undemanding, leaky, baggy, drippy, abundant, sober, holey, oozy, loose-fitting, draughty, opened, drafty, flyaway, generous

    Synonyms:
    fuddled, squiffy, crocked, plastered, mean, mingy, smashed, wet, stiff, miserly, compressed, cockeyed, taut, nasty, soaked, close, besotted, slopped, loaded, pie-eyed, stringent, blotto, rigorous, pissed, blind drunk, sloshed, sozzled, soused, pixilated

  15. fast, tightadverb

    firmly or closely

    «held fast to the rope»; «her foot was stuck fast»; «held tight»

    Antonyms:
    insecure, unequal, loose, baggy, abundant, seeping, drippy, lax, harsh, coarse, undemanding, holey, draughty, porous, leaky, loose-fitting, sober, flyaway, vulnerable, oozy, drafty, oozing, opened, easy, open, generous, sloppy

    Synonyms:
    close, fast, closely

  16. close, closely, tightadverb

    in an attentive manner

    «he remained close on his guard»

    Antonyms:
    baggy, undemanding, generous, draughty, drafty, porous, loose, opened, sloppy, oozy, loose-fitting, seeping, insecure, flyaway, sober, open, drippy, oozing, coarse, lax, easy, vulnerable, abundant, harsh, unequal, holey, leaky

    Synonyms:
    nigh, fast, close, nearly, near, intimately, closely

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  1. tightadjective

    Synonyms:
    taut, tense, snug, close-fitting, close, penurious, stingy, parsimonious, stringent, (Slang) tipsy, boozy, fuddled, intoxicated, drunk

How to use tight in a sentence?

  1. Beverley Mitchell:

    Im closest with( Jessica Biel), I think we had a very special relationship, growing up in that same world, so weve always stayed in a very tight-knit relationship, jessica Biel is one of my rocks and my dearest friends — more than a friend, shes like a sister.

  2. Ruben Gallego:

    We know that polling is really tight, but we also know that Maxwell has got a lot of momentum on his side, you gotta remember [Frost] started with zero name ID, and now the last polling has him all tied.

  3. Stephen Phillips:

    This is the same pattern of tight inventory and low first-time buyers that we’ve seen for several years now. We’re up nicely on units and price from a year ago, so the market is in good position to improve steadily from here.

  4. Security Cabinet member Naftali Bennett:

    I can announce that all the actions being carried out — and they are certainly exceptional actions in light of the exceptional situation — are all overseen and under tight legal scrutiny — in order to prevent the next terror attack.

  5. Jean Lorrain:

    Polaire! The agitating and agitated Polaire! The tiny slip of a woman that you know, with the waist slender to the point of pain, of screaming out loud, of breaking in two, in a spasmically tight bodice, the prettiest slimness …

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Grammar : Adj
Spell : tahyt
Phonetic Transcription : taɪt

  • broken
  • calm
  • comfortable
  • definite
  • easy
  • easy-going
  • flexible
  • free
  • giving
  • intermittent
  • laid-back
  • loose
  • moderate
  • nice
  • open
  • pliable
  • pliant
  • reasonable
  • slack
  • slow
  • sober
  • soft
  • uncaring
  • uncrowded
  • unfixed
  • unsealed
  • unstable
  • untroubled
  • untrustworthy
  • weak
  • wide
  • wobbly
  • yielding

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

Example sentences :

  • 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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Opposite of Tight, What is opposite antonym word Tight

Opposite of Tight, What is opposite antonym word Tight

Word; Tight

Meaning; strict, hard, stringent, close, rigorous

Opposites of Tight

  • lax
  • unfastened
  • ample
  • independent
  • languishing
  • flabby
  • slack
  • loose
  • plenty
  • leisure
  • limp
  • unstuck
  • flaccid
  • free
  • abundant
  • plentiful
  • liberal
  • open
  • copious
  • relaxed

Here are Most Important Opposite Word List

  • about – exactly
  • above – below
  • absence – presence
  • abundance – lack
  • accept – refuse
  • accidental – intentional
  • active – lazy
  • add – subtract
  • admit – deny
  • adult – child
  • advanced – elementary
  • affirmative – negative
  • afraid – brave
  • after – before
  • against – for
  • alike – different
  • alive – dead
  • all – none
  • allow – forbid
  • already – not yet
  • always – never
  • ancient – modern
  • ancestor – descendant
  • agree – refuse
  • amateur – professional
  • amuse – bore
  • ancestor – descendant
  • angel – devil
  • animal – human
  • annoy – satisfy
  • answer – ask
  • answer – question
  • awful – nice
  • back – in front of
  • background – foreground
  • backward – forward
  • bad – good
  • bad luck – fortune
  • beauty – ugliness
  • before – after
  • begin – end
  • beginning – end
  • behind – in front of
  • below – above
  • best – worst
  • better – worse
  • beautiful – ugly
  • big – small
  • birth – death
  • bitter – sweet
  • black – white
  • blunt – sharp
  • body – soul
  • bore – amuse
  • boring – exciting
  • careless – careful
  • catch – miss
  • ceiling – floor
  • cellar – attic
  • centre – outskirts
  • certainly – probably
  • changeable – constant
  • cheap – expensive
  • child – adult
  • children – parents
  • clean – dirty
  • clear – cloudy
  • clever – stupid
  • close – open
  • closed – open
  • cloudy – clear
  • cold – hot
  • cold – heat
  • come – go
  • comedy – drama
  • complicated – simple
  • compliment – insult
  • cool – warm
  • correct – wrong
  • courage – fear
  • courageous – cowardly
  • cowardly – brave
  • create – destroy
  • cruel – human
  • cry – whisper
  • cry – laugh
  • damage – repair
  • danger – security
  • dangerous – safe
  • dark – light
  • daughter – son
  • dawn – dusk
  • day – night
  • dead – alive
  • death – birth
  • deep – shallow
  • defeat – victory
  • defence – attack
  • defend – attack
  • delicious – awful
  • deny – admit
  • depart – arrive
  • departure – arrival
  • descendant – ancestor
  • descent – ascent
  • desperate – hopeful
  • destroy – build
  • domestic – foreign
  • down – up
  • downstairs – upstairs
  • drama – comedy
  • dry – humid
  • dull – interesting
  • dusk – dawn
  • early – late
  • east – west
  • easy – difficult
  • elementary – advanced
  • emigrate – immigrate
  • emigration – immigration
  • empty – full
  • end – begin
  • end – beginning
  • ending – beginning
  • enemy – friend
  • enjoy – hate
  • enter – leave
  • entrance – exit
  • equal – different
  • even – odd
  • evening – morning
  • everybody – nobody
  • export – import
  • exposure – shelter
  • extreme – moderate
  • fail – succeed
  • failure – success
  • false – true
  • far – near
  • fast – slow
  • fat – slim
  • fear – courage
  • female – male
  • few – many
  • final – first
  • find – lose
  • finish – begin
  • finish – start
  • first – final
  • fix – break
  • flat – hilly
  • floor – ceiling
  • follow – lead
  • forbid – allow
  • for – against
  • foreground – background
  • foreign – domestic
  • foreigner – native
  • forget – remember
  • form – destroy
  • fortune – bad luck
  • gentle – violent
  • gentleman – lady
  • giant – tiny
  • girl – boy
  • give – take
  • go – come
  • good – bad
  • grown-up – child
  • guest – host
  • guilty – innocent
  • happiness – sadness
  • happy – sad
  • handsome – ugly
  • hard – easy
  • harvest – plant
  • hate – enjoy
  • health – disease
  • healthy – ill
  • heat – cold
  • heaven – hell
  • heavy – light
  • huge – tiny
  • human – animal
  • humane – cruel
  • humid – dry
  • hungry – thirsty
  • husband – wife
  • in front of – back
  • ignore – notice
  • ill – healty
  • immigrate – emigrate
  • immigration – emigration
  • import – export
  • in – out
  • include – exclude
  • increase – reduce
  • innocent – guilty
  • inside – outside
  • insult – compliment
  • intelligent – silly
  • intentional – accidental
  • be interested in – bore
  • interesting – boring
  • interrupt – continue
  • junior – senior
  • kind – cruel
  • lack – abundance
  • lady – gentleman
  • land – take off
  • land – water
  • large – small
  • last – first
  • late – early
  • laugh – cry
  • lazy – active
  • lead – follow
  • learn – teach
  • leave – arrive
  • left – right
  • lend – borrow
  • less – more
  • let – forbid
  • lie – stand
  • life – death
  • light – dark
  • light – heavy
  • like – hate
  • liquid – solid
  • little – big
  • little – much
  • live – die
  • long – short
  • lose – win
  • loser – winner
  • loud – quiet
  • love – hate
  • lovely – terrible
  • low – high
  • lower – raise
  • bad luck – good luck
  • good luck – bad luck
  • major – minor
  • male – female
  • man – woman
  • many – few
  • midnight – noon
  • minimum – maximum
  • minor – major
  • miss – hit
  • miss – catch
  • moderate – extreme
  • modern – ancient
  • monarchy – republic
  • moon – sun
  • more – less
  • morning – evening
  • mountain – valley
  • much – little
  • narrow – broad
  • nasty – nice
  • native – foreigner
  • natural – artificial
  • near – distant
  • negative – affirmative
  • nephew – niece
  • never – always
  • new – ancient
  • nice – awful
  • niece – nephew
  • night – day
  • no – yes
  • nobody – everybody
  • noisy – quiet
  • noon – midnight
  • none of – al lot of
  • normal – strange
  • north – south
  • not yet – already
  • nothing – everything
  • notice – ignore
  • now – then
  • occasionally – frequently
  • occupied – vacant
  • odd – even
  • off – on
  • often – seldom
  • old – modern
  • on – off
  • open – closed
  • open – closed
  • opponent – supporter
  • order – mess
  • ordinary – special
  • other – same
  • out – in
  • outside – inside
  • outskirts – centre
  • over – under
  • parents – children
  • part – whole
  • partial – total
  • particular – general
  • pass – fail
  • past – future
  • peace – war
  • permit – forbid
  • plant – harvest
  • plenty – lack
  • pleasant – awful
  • polite – rude
  • poor – rich
  • poverty – wealth
  • powerful – weak
  • presence – absence
  • present – past
  • pretty – ugly
  • private – public
  • probably – certainly
  • professional – amateur
  • protect – attack
  • protection – attack
  • public – private
  • pull – push
  • pupil – teacher
  • push – pull
  • question – answer
  • quick – slow
  • quiet – loud
  • raise – lower
  • rainy – sunny
  • rear – front
  • receive – send
  • reduce – increase
  • refuse – agree
  • regret – satisfaction
  • scream – whisper
  • security – danger
  • seldom – often
  • sell – buy
  • send – receive
  • senior – junior
  • separate – connect
  • serious – funny
  • servant – master
  • set free – arrest
  • shallow – deep
  • sharp – blunt
  • shelter – exposure
  • short – long
  • shout – whisper
  • shut – open
  • sick – healthy
  • silent – noisy
  • silly – intelligent
  • simple – complicated
  • sink – rise
  • single – married
  • sister – brother
  • sit – stand
  • slim – fat
  • slow – fast
  • small – big
  • smooth – rough
  • soft – hard
  • solid – liquid
  • some – many
  • sometimes – often
  • son – daughter
  • soul – body
  • sour – sweet
  • south – north
  • special – general
  • spring – autumn
  • stand – sit
  • start – stop
  • start – finish
  • stop – start
  • stand – lie
  • strange – normal
  • stranger – native
  • strict – gentle
  • strong – weak
  • student – teacher
  • stupid – clever
  • suburb – centre
  • succeed – fail
  • success – failure
  • subtract – add
  • sugar – salt
  • summer – winter
  • sun – moon
  • sunny – cloudy
  • true – false
  • trust – suspect
  • ugliness – beauty
  • ugly – beautiful
  • under – over
  • unite – divide
  • unity – division
  • up – down
  • upstairs – downstairs
  • urban – rural
  • useful – useless
  • useless – useful
  • vacant – occupied
  • valley – mountain
  • vertical – horizontal
  • victory – defeat
  • village – town
  • violent – gentle
  • visitor – host
  • voluntary – compulsory
  • vowel – consonant
  • war – peace
  • warm – cool
  • waste – save
  • water – land
  • weak – powerful
  • wealth – poverty
  • wealthy – poor
  • wedding – divorce

Opposite of Tight, Antonym of Tight, 20 Opposite Words For Tight

Meaning; Very firmly, closely, or tensely

Opposites of Tight

  • lax
  • unfastened
  • ample
  • independent
  • languishing
  • flabby
  • slack
  • loose
  • plenty
  • leisure
  • limp
  • unstuck
  • flaccid
  • free
  • abundant
  • plentiful
  • liberal
  • open
  • copious
  • relaxed

Example Sentences

  • I have a tight schedule.
  • These shoes are too tight to wear.
  • Don’t let go. Hold on tight.

Most Common Opposite Words List

already – not yet
argue – agree
arrest – free
arrival – departure
arrive – depart
busy – lazy
buy – sell
calm – excited
careful – careless
careless – careful
catch – miss
ceiling – floor
defend – attack
empty – full
fix – break
flat – hilly
harvest – plant
humid – dry
hungry – thirsty
husband – wife
ose – win
loser – winner
loud – quiet
ever – always
new – ancient
occupied – vacant
odd – even
off – on
resent – past
private – public
sad – happy
sadness – happiness
safe – dangerous
safety – danger
thin – thick
useless – useful
vacant – occupied
valley – mountain
omen – men
yes – no
young – old

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Table of Contents

  1. Is the word tightly an adjective?
  2. Is tight a noun verb or adjective?
  3. What is another word for tight?
  4. How do you describe a tight person?
  5. What is another word for pulled tight?
  6. What is the definition of tight?
  7. What is a heartless person called?
  8. What are the four basic moral principles?
  9. How can you tell if someone is moral?
  10. What are bad morals?
  11. What happens if you don’t have integrity?
  12. What are some examples of morals?
  13. What are the six basic moral principles?
  14. What can morals be based on?
  15. What are morals and values?
  16. What are the values of kindness?
  17. What is difference between ethics and morals?
  18. What are the 3 types of ethics?
  19. What are the 7 principles of ethics?
  20. Can a person be moral but not ethical?
  21. Are laws based on morals?

Antonyms: sloppy, unequal, porous, lax, drippy, seeping, vulnerable, undemanding, loose-fitting, loose, opened, holey, coarse, oozy, open, drafty, flyaway, insecure, draughty, harsh, leaky, baggy, sober, abundant, easy, generous, oozing.

Is the word tightly an adjective?

Tight and tightly are both adverbs that come from the adjective tight. They have the same meaning, but tight is often used instead of tightly after a verb, especially in informal language, and in compounds: packed tight.

Is tight a noun verb or adjective?

tight (adjective) tight (adverb) tights (noun) tight–lipped (adjective)

What is another word for tight?

What is another word for tight?

taut rigid
stressed contracted
drawn strained
tightened strung out
tightly drawn tightly stretched

How do you describe a tight person?

adjective, tight·er, tight·est. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar.

What is another word for pulled tight?

Taut means tight rather than slack. The tightrope ought to be taut and not dangling down by the lion cage. It sounds like the word “taught” and means stretched tight, like a rope, muscles, or even nerves.

What is the definition of tight?

1 : very closely packed or compressed a tight bundle a tight fist. 2 : fixed or held very firmly in place a tight jar cover. 3 : fitting too closely tight shoes. 4 : firmly stretched or drawn : taut Pull the rope until it’s tight.

What is a heartless person called?

insensitive, unkind, ruthless, harsh, inhuman, callous, brutal, cruel, cold-blooded, merciless, uncaring, cold-hearted, hard, hard-boiled, obdurate, pitiless, savage, thick-skinned, unemotional, unfeeling.

What are the four basic moral principles?

An overview of ethics and clinical ethics is presented in this review. The 4 main ethical principles, that is beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice, are defined and explained.

How can you tell if someone is moral?

6 Sure Signs You Are a Moral Person

  1. You are Driven by Good Intentions, Love and Compassion.
  2. You Consider Yourself a Good Person (for the Most Part)
  3. You Recognize Your Biases and Mistakes.
  4. You Make Time Both for Yourself and Others.
  5. You are Ready to Learn from Your Mistakes and Life’s Challenges.

What are bad morals?

Moral evil is any morally negative event caused by the intentional action or inaction of an agent, such as a person. An example of a moral evil might be murder, war or any other evil event for which someone can be held responsible or culpable. The distinction of evil from ‘bad’ is complex.

What happens if you don’t have integrity?

A person who lacks integrity will make decisions based on how it will make them look rather than how it will benefit others. They look at their actions as a performance to be rated for approval rather than a step toward doing the right thing for the community.

What are some examples of morals?

While morals tend to be driven by personal beliefs and values, there are certainly some common morals that most people agree on, such as:

  • Always tell the truth.
  • Do not destroy property.
  • Have courage.
  • Keep your promises.
  • Do not cheat.
  • Treat others as you want to be treated.
  • Do not judge.
  • Be dependable.

What are the six basic moral principles?

The six ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity) form the substrate on which enduring professional ethical obligations are based.

What can morals be based on?

Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with “goodness” or “rightness”.

What are morals and values?

Morals and values are a part of the behavioral aspect of a person. Morals are formed from the inborn values. Moral is a system of beliefs that is taught for deciding good or bad whereas values are personal beliefs or something that comes from within. These are emotionally related for deciding right or wrong.

What are the values of kindness?

Kindness is being friendly, generous, and considerate to others and yourself. Being kind often requires courage and strength, as it involves the willingness to celebrate and give attention to someone else. It is also about giving honest feedback when doing so is helpful to the other person.

What is difference between ethics and morals?

According to this understanding, “ethics” leans towards decisions based upon individual character, and the more subjective understanding of right and wrong by individuals – whereas “morals” emphasises the widely-shared communal or societal norms about right and wrong.

What are the 3 types of ethics?

The three schools are virtue ethics, consequentialist ethics, and deontological or duty-based ethics. Each approach provides a different way to understand ethics.

What are the 7 principles of ethics?

There are seven principles that form the content grounds of our teaching framework:

  • Non-maleficence.
  • Beneficence.
  • Health maximisation.
  • Efficiency.
  • Respect for autonomy.
  • Justice.
  • Proportionality.

Can a person be moral but not ethical?

Someone doesn’t need to be moral to be ethical. Someone without a moral compass may follows ethical codes to be in good standing with society. On the other hand, someone can violate ethics all the time because they believe something is morally right.

Are laws based on morals?

If we have a general moral obligation to obey the law, then this applies to any law – even bad laws. According to this view, we only have a moral obligation to obey those laws which we believe are moral in the first place – the good laws – and only because of their content, and not simply because they are laws.

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