tight
adjective
1 tight
Closely constrained or constricted or constricting.
Roget 845:
beautiful,
beauteous;
handsome;
gorgeous;
pretty;
lovely,
graceful,
elegant,
prepossessing;
attractive
etc.
(inviting)
615;
delicate,
dainty,
refined;
fair,
personable,
comely,
seemly;
bonny [Scot.];
good-looking;
well-favored,
well-made,
well-formed,
well-proportioned;
proper,
shapely;
symmetrical
etc.
(regular)
242;
harmonious
etc.
(color)
428;
sightly.
fit to be seen,
passable,
not amiss.
goodly,
dapper,
tight,
jimp†;
gimp;
janty†,
jaunty;
trig,
natty,
quaint,
trim,
tidy,
neat,
spruce,
smart,
tricksy†.
bright,
bright eyed;
rosy cheeked,
cherry cheeked;
rosy,
ruddy;
blooming,
in full bloom.
brilliant,
shining;
beamy†,
beaming;
sparkling,
splendid,
resplendent,
dazzling,
glowing;
glossy,
sleek.
rich,
superb,
magnificent,
grand,
fine,
sublime,
showy,
specious.
artistic,
artistical†;
aesthetic;
picturesque,
pictorial;
fait a peindre [Fr.];
well-composed,
well grouped,
well varied;
curious.
enchanting
etc.
(pleasure-giving)
829;
becoming
etc.
(accordant)
23;
ornamental
etc.
847.
undeformed,
undefaced,
unspotted;
spotless
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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Roget 261:
closed
etc.
v.;
shut,
operculated†;
unopened.
unpierced†,
imporous†,
caecal [Med.];
closable;
imperforate,
impervious,
impermeable;
impenetrable;
impassable,
unpassable†;
invious†;
pathless,
wayless†;
untrodden,
untrod.
unventilated;
air tight,
water tight;
hermetically sealed;
tight,
snug.
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Polish: ciasny
2 tight
Pulled or drawn tight:
— A tight drumhead.
— A tight rope.
synonym: taut.
Roget 43:
joined
etc.
v.;
joint;
conjoint,
conjunct;
corporate,
compact;
hand in hand.
firm,
fast,
close,
tight,
taut,
taught,
secure,
set,
intervolved†;
inseparable,
indissoluble,
insecable†,
severable.
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3 tight
Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration.
4 tight
5 tight
used of persons or behavior Characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.
synonyms: mean, mingy, miserly.
Roget 819:
parsimonious,
penurious,
stingy,
miserly,
mean,
shabby,
peddling,
scrubby,
penny wise,
near,
niggardly,
close;
fast handed,
close handed,
strait handed;
close fisted,
hard fisted,
tight fisted;
tight,
sparing;
chary;
grudging,
griping
etc.
v.;
illiberal,
ungenerous,
churlish,
hidebound,
sordid,
mercenary,
venal,
covetous,
usurious,
avaricious,
greedy,
extortionate,
rapacious.
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Polish: skąpy
6 tight
Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow.
7 tight
Of such close construction as to be impermeable.
Polish: nieprzepuszczalny
8 tight
Of textiles:
— Smooth percale with a very tight weave.
synonym: close.
9 tight
Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid.
10 tight
of a contest or contestants Evenly matched:
— A tight game.
synonym: close.
11 tight
Very drunk.
synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, wet ... show more.
Roget 959:
drunk,
tipsy;
intoxicated;
inebrious†,
inebriate,
inebriated;
in one's cups;
in a state of intoxication
etc.
n.;
temulent†,
temulentive†;
bombed,
smashed;
fuddled,
mellow,
cut,
boozy,
fou†,
fresh,
merry,
elevated;
flustered,
disguised,
groggy,
beery;
top-heavy;
potvaliant†,
glorious;
potulent†;
squiffy [Slang];
overcome,
overtaken;
whittled,
screwed [Slang],
tight,
primed,
corned,
raddled†,
sewed up [Slang],
lushy [Slang],
nappy†,
muddled,
muzzy†,
obfuscated,
maudlin;
crapulous†,
dead drunk.
woozy
[slightly drunk],
buzzed,
flush,
flushed.
inter pocula†;
in liquor,
the worse for liquor;
having had a drop too much,
half seas over,
three sheets in the wind,
three sheets to the wind;
under the table.
drunk as a lord,
drunk as a skunk,
drunk as a piper,
drunk as a fiddler,
drunk as Chloe,
drunk as an owl,
drunk as David's sow,
drunk as a wheelbarrow.
drunken,
bibacious†,
sottish;
given to drink,
addicted to drink,
addicted to the bottle;
toping
etc.
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12 tight
Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent:
— A good man to have on your side in a tight situation.
synonym: nasty.
13 tight
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures:
— Tight security.
synonyms: rigorous, stringent.
Polish: rygorystyczny, ścisły
14 tight
adverb
1 tight
Firmly or closely:
— Held tight.
synonym: fast.
2 tight
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