English language

How to pronounce tight in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, wet
Type Words
Synonyms close


smooth percale with a very tight weave.
Type Words
Synonyms mean, mingy, miserly
Derivation tightness
Type Words
Synonyms rigorous, stringent


tight security.
Type Words
Synonyms close, closely
Type Words
Synonyms compressed
Type Words
Synonyms fast


held tight.
Type Words
Synonyms taut
Derivation tightness


a tight drumhead.
a tight rope.
Type Words
Synonyms nasty


a good man to have on your side in a tight situation.
Type Words
Synonyms close


a tight game.
Type Words
Derivation tightness


tight money.
a tight market.
Type Words
Derivation tightness


tight skirts.
he hated tight starched collars.
fingers closed in a tight fist.
a tight feeling in his chest.
Type Words


a tight roof.
warm in our tight little house.
Type Words


they stood in a tight little group.
hair in tight curls.
the pub was packed tight.
Type Words


the bolts are tight.
Type Words
Derivation tightness


in tight formation.
a tight blockade.

Examples of tight

tight
Career 815 catches, 10,060 yards, 62 TDs were tight-end records when he retired.
From the thenewstribune.com
To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight.
From the dailyherald.com
If the Chiefs lose in San Diego, they're almost assured a tight race to the end.
From the kansas.com
Many travelers with tight schedules gave up on driving and resorted to aircraft.
From the denverpost.com
These tall tales, with their tight, soft focus on America, cast their own spell.
From the washingtonpost.com
Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzales also has 11 appearances to lead the NFC.
From the washingtonpost.com
Asked whether there are any plans to try again, Pan Am Systems was tight-lipped.
From the cnn.com
Douglas-Roberts stole the ball from Toney in the final seconds to keep it tight.
From the sportingnews.com
Administration insiders are being extremely tight-lipped about their intentions.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Fast: firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
  • Close: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
  • Taut: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
  • Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
  • Compressed: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"
  • Tight is the out of print debut album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). Tight is regularly seen on eBay, Amazon, or other used CD reseller websites selling for $80 to $125+.
  • "Tight" is the only single released from the The Best of INXS album by INXS. The song was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss and recorded by the band during the sessions for Welcome to Wherever You Are in 1992.
  • (Tightly) Blacklisted is a 2002 album by Neko Case.