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Tight

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Similar meaning 54

Air-tight 84% connected

So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.

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Air-tight 84% connected

So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.

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Airtight 84% connected

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Airtight 84% connected

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Clinched 84% connected

of Clinch

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Clinched 84% connected

of Clinch

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Closed 84% connected

of Close

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Closed 84% connected

of Close

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Compact 84% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Demanding 84% connected

of Demand

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Demanding 84% connected

of Demand

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Drunk 84% connected

of Drink

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Drunk 84% connected

of Drink

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Equal 84% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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Equal 84% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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Fine 84% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Fine 84% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hermetic 84% connected

Alt. of Hermetical

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Hermetic 84% connected

Alt. of Hermetical

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Inebriated 84% connected

of Inebriate

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Inebriated 84% connected

of Inebriate

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Intoxicated 84% connected

of Intoxicate

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Intoxicated 84% connected

of Intoxicate

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Invulnerable 84% connected

Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.

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Invulnerable 84% connected

Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.

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Ripped 84% connected

of Rip

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Ripped 84% connected

of Rip

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Scarce 84% connected

Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

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Scarce 84% connected

Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

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Secure 84% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Secure 84% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Shut 84% connected

of Shut

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Shut 84% connected

of Shut

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Skinny 84% connected

Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.

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Skinny 84% connected

Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.

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Snug 84% connected

Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.

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Snug 84% connected

Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.

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Stingy 84% connected

Stinging; able to sting.

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Stingy 84% connected

Stinging; able to sting.

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Tense 84% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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Tense 84% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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Ungenerous 84% connected

Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.

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Ungenerous 84% connected

Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.

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Waterproof 84% connected

Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.

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Waterproof 84% connected

Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.

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Derivationally related 6

Closeness 74% connected

The state of being close.

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Closeness 74% connected

The state of being close.

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Compactness 74% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

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Compactness 74% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

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Tightness 74% connected

The quality or condition of being tight.

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Tightness 74% connected

The quality or condition of being tight.

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See also 6

Impermeable 66% connected

Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and t…

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Impermeable 66% connected

Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and t…

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Seaworthy 66% connected

Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship.

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Seaworthy 66% connected

Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship.

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Tense 66% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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Tense 66% connected

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Synonym 21

Besotted 92% connected

of Besot

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Close 92% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Closely 92% connected

In a close manner.

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Compressed 92% connected

of Compress

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Crocked 92% connected

of Crock

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Fast 92% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

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Fuddled 92% connected

of Fuddle

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Loaded 92% connected

of Load

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Mean 92% connected

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

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Miserly 92% connected

Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.

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Nasty 92% connected

Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

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Plastered 92% connected

of Plaster

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Rigorous 92% connected

Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigo…

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Slopped 92% connected

of Slop

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Smashed 92% connected

of Smash

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Soaked 92% connected

of Soak

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Soused 92% connected

of Souse

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Stiff 92% connected

Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Stringent 92% connected

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.

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Taut 92% connected

Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

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Wet 92% connected

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet…

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Antonym 4

Leaky 94% connected

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.

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Leaky 94% connected

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.

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Loose 94% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Loose 94% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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