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adjective

1. Persistently holding to something: clinging, fast, firm¹, secure, tenacious. See free/unfree, tighten/loosen.
2. Stretched tightly: stiff, taut, tense. See tighten/loosen.
3. Having all parts near to each other: close, compact¹, crowded, dense, packed, thick. See tighten/loosen.
4. Based on good judgment, reasoning, or evidence: cogent, just, solid, sound², valid, well-founded, well-grounded. See good/bad, reason/unreason.
5. Characterized by an economy of artistic expression: lean², spare. See style/good style/bad style.
6. Affording little room for movement: close, confining, cramped, crowded, narrow, snug. See tighten/loosen.
7. Very closely associated: chummy, close, familiar, friendly, intimate¹. Informal thick. Idioms: hand in glove with. See love/hatred.
8. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean², miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tightfisted. See give/take/reciprocity.
9. Hard to deal with or get out of: rough, tricky. Informal sticky. See easy/hard.
10. Nearly equivalent or even: close, neck and neck, nip and tuck. See near/far/distance.
11. In good order or clean condition: neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. Idioms: neat as a pin. See clean/dirty, order/disorder.
12. Stupefied, excited, or muddled with alcoholic liquor: besotted, crapulent, crapulous, drunk, drunken, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, sodden, tipsy. Informal cockeyed, stewed. Slang blind, bombed, boozed, boozy, crocked, high, lit (up), loaded, looped, pickled, pixilated, plastered, potted, sloshed, smashed, soused, stinking, stinko, stoned, zonked. Idioms: drunk as a skunk, half-seas over, high as a kite, in one's cups, three sheetsintothe wind. See drugs/temperance.

Idioms beginning with tight:
tight spot
tight as a drum
tight as a tick
tighten one's belt
tight rein on, a
tight ship
tight squeeze

See also in a bind (tight corner); sit tight.

adj

Definition: close, snug
Antonyms: comfortable, free, loose, open, slack

adj

Definition: difficult, troublesome
Antonyms: easy, untroubled

adj

Definition: intoxicated
Antonyms: sober

adj

Definition: sealed
Antonyms: loose, open, unsealed, wide

adj

Definition: stingy
Antonyms: free, giving

IN BRIEF: Of such close construction as to be impermeable.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)

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For a list of words related to tight, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - tight: (adj) Slang. drunk

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tæt, fast, stram, snæver, nærig, fuld
adv. - snævert, stramt

idioms:

• in a tight corner    være i knibe
• in a tight place    være i knibe
• in a tight spot    være i knibe
• sleep tight    sov godt
• tight schedule    et presset program

Nederlands (Dutch)
nauwsluitend, vast, stevig, strak, dicht (opeen), scherp (van een bocht), gespannen, beklemmend, hecht, rigide, schaars, benauwd, dronken, gierig

Français (French)
adj. - serré, ferme, tendu, étroit, étriqué, ajusté, moulant, strict, rigoureux, radin, (Sport) serré, (Écon) rare/cher (l'argent), (GB) pompette, ivre, aigu (angle)
adv. - fermement, bien serré, (fig) tranquillement

idioms:

• sleep tight    dormir à poings fermés/comme un loir
• tight corner    (être) dans une situation difficile
• tight place    (être) dans une situation difficile
• tight schedule    (avoir) un emploi du temps serré
• tight spot    (être) dans une situation difficile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eng, knapp, schwergängig, fest, dicht, geizig, straff, betrunken
adv. - eng, knapp, fest, dicht

idioms:

• sleep tight    schlaf gut
• tight corner    (ugs.) Klemme
• tight place    (ugs.) Klemme
• tight schedule    knapp bemessener Zeitplan
• tight spot    (ugs) Klemme, in der Klemme

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σφιχτός, σφιγμένος, στερεός, ερμητικός, στεγανός, συμπιεσμένος, πατικωμένος, τεντωμένος, τσιτωμένος, στριμωγμένος, δυσεύρετος, σπανίζων, περιορισμένος, (καθομ.) σφιχτοχέρης, τσιγκούνης, πιωμένος, σκνίπα, εφαρμοστός
adv. - σφιχτά

idioms:

• in a tight corner    σε δύσκολη θέση
• in a tight place    σε δύσκολη θέση
• in a tight spot    σε δύσκολη θέση
• sleep tight    όνειρα γλυκά
• tight schedule    παραφορτωμένο πρόγραμμα

Italiano (Italian)
stretto, duro, solido, scarso, impenetrabile, spilorcio, teso, sbronzo

idioms:

• sleep tight    dormire sodo
• tight corner/place/spot    situazione difficile
• tighten up    rinforzare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apertado (m), estreito (m), impermeável, tenso (m), firme
adv. - firmemente, fortemente

idioms:

• sleep tight    dorme bem
• tight corner/place/spot    estar em situação difícil ou critica
• tight schedule    em horário apertado
• tighten up    apertar

Русский (Russian)
тугой, туго завязанный, скупой, скряга

idioms:

• sleep tight    "спокойной ночи!", "спите спокойно!"
• tight corner/place/spot    опасное/рискованное положение
• tight schedule    плотный график, плотное расписание
• tighten up    подтянуться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ajustado, ceñido, apretado, tirante, tieso, estrecho, cerrado, difícil, hermético, estricto, borracho
adv. - bien, herméticamente, apretadamente, firmemente, tiesamente

idioms:

• sleep tight    ¡que duermas bien!
• tight corner    curva cerrada
• tight place    lugar estrecho
• tight schedule    agenda ocupada
• tight spot    aprieto, apuro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tajt, åtsittande, snäv, spänd, stram, styv, fast, hård, tät, packad (berusad sl.), knapp
adv. - tätt, fast, hårt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
紧的, 严厉的, 吝啬的, 紧紧地

idioms:

• in a tight corner    处于困境
• in a tight place    处于困境
• in a tight spot    处于困境, 在窘境中
• sleep tight    酣睡, 睡得香香的
• tight schedule    紧凑的行程, 时间表等排得满满的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緊的, 嚴厲的, 吝嗇的
adv. - 緊緊地

idioms:

• in a tight corner    處於困境
• in a tight place    處於困境
• in a tight spot    處於困境, 在窘境中
• sleep tight    酣睡, 睡得香香的
• tight schedule    緊湊的行程, 時間表等排得滿滿的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단단한, 빈틈이 없는, 아담한
adv. - 단단히 , 세게, 충분히

idioms:

• in a tight corner    코너에 몰려
• in a tight place    어찌할지 모를 상황에 빠지다
• in a tight spot    꼼짝도 할 수 없다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - きっちり締まった, 堅く結んだ, ぴんと張った, ぎっしり詰まった, きつい, 窮屈な, 困難な, 目の詰んだ, 水の漏らない, 逼迫した, 厳しい, 堅い
adv. - しっかりと, ぎっしりと, 十分に

idioms:

• in a tight spot    ピンチに陥って
• tight corner/place/spot    窮境, 窮地
• tight schedule    予定が詰まっている
• tighten up    強化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محكم, كتيم, سدود (ظرف) بأحكام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הדוק, מהודק, מתוח, צמוד, לוחץ, צר, דחוס, דחוק, אטים, חסר, מצומצם, קשה להשיג, שיכור, קמצן, מערים קשיים‬
adv. - ‮במהודק, בחוזקה, היטב‬

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