I. adjective
1.
Synonyms: fast 4, firm, fixed, secure, set, tenacious
Related Word: clasped; solid, steadfast
Contrasted words: lax, limp; shaky
Antonyms: loose
2.
Synonyms: close 4, compact, crowded, dense, thick
Antonyms: loose
3.
fitting, drawn, or stretched so that there is no slackness or looseness
a tight drumhead
Synonyms: close, taut, tense
Related Word: skintight; constricted, contracted, drawn, tightened; inflexible, rigid, stiff
Contrasted words: loosened, slack, unconstricted
Antonyms: loose
4.
difficult to cope with, get through, or circumvent
a very tight diplomatic situation
Synonyms: arduous, rough, tricksy, trying
Related Word: difficult; exacting; tense; critical; punishing; distressing, disturbing, upsetting
5.
Synonyms: stingy , cheeseparing, close, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, tightfisted
6.
Synonyms: intoxicated 1, ||boozed, ||boozy, drunk, drunken, inebriate, ||loaded, ||oiled, ||plastered, ||stewed
Idioms: tight as a tick
II. adverb
Synonyms: hard 7, fast, firm, firmly, fixedly, solidly, steadfastly, tightly