The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - tight adj.

1) secure, firm, fast, fixed, secured, close-fitting, snug, sealed, hermetically sealed, leak-proof, hermetic, impervious, impenetrable, impermeable, airtight, watertight, waterproof,: Make sure that the lid is tight. 2) taut, stretched, tense, constricting, (too) small, ill-fitting: She was wearing a very tight dress. 3) strict, binding, restrictive, stringent, severe, tough, uncompromising, unyielding, rigorous, stern, austere, autocratic, harsh, hard and fast, inflexible: You can't get away with anything under such tight regulations. I have a tight schedule next week. 4) Chiefly nautical taut, (well-) disciplined, orderly, neat, well-organized, trim, tidy, smart: He runs a tight ship. 5) stingy, niggardly, mean, penurious, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, tight-fisted, close-fisted, Colloq Brit mingy: Glenn is much too tight to buy anyone a drink. 6) close, (almost) even, (highly) competitive, neck and neck, evenly matched: It is going to be a tight race. 7) difficult, trying, dangerous, perilous, risky, hazardous, touchy, problematic, sticky, tricky, ticklish, precarious, touch-and-go: The strike has created a tight situation at the office. 8) tipsy, drunk, intoxicated, Colloq high, woozy, under the influence, Brit tiddly: When I saw her, she was too tight to drive. 9) scarce, scanty, hard to find or come by, rare; dear, expensive: Entrepreneurs have found investment money to be pretty tight this year. --adv. 1) 0 tightly, securely, firmly; closely: Keep this door closed tight. Hold me tight. Her hands were clasped tight in prayer. 11) compactly, densely, solidly, firmly, closely: We were packed so tight in the bus that no one could move.