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Adjective tight has 14 senses
- tight - 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: loose, baggy, loose-fitting, flyaway
- taut, tight - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
Antonym: lax (indirect, via tense)
- tight - set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
Antonym: vulnerable (indirect, via invulnerable)
- compressed, tight - pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"
Antonyms: open, opened (indirect, via closed)
- mean, mingy, miserly, tight - used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
Antonym: generous (indirect, via stingy)
- tight - affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
Antonym: abundant (indirect, via scarce)
- tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
Antonyms: leaky, drafty, draughty, drippy, holey, porous, oozing, oozy, seeping
- close, tight - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
Antonym: coarse (indirect, via fine)
- tight - securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"
Antonym: insecure (indirect, via secure)
- close, tight - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
Antonym: unequal (indirect, via equal)
- besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet - very drunk
Antonym: sober (indirect, via intoxicated)
- nasty, tight - exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
Antonym: easy (indirect, via difficult)
- rigorous, stringent, tight - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
Antonym: undemanding (indirect, via demanding)
- tight - packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
Antonym: loose (indirect, via compact)
Adverbial tight has 2 senses
- fast, tight - firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
- close, closely, tight - in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
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