Definitions

skintight

[skin-tahyt] / ˈskɪnˈtaɪt /

ADJECTIVE

tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airtight fast short uncomfortable

WEAK

blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose

WEAK

open slack unsealed

ADJECTIVE

tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick tightened

WEAK

bound clasped close-fitting constricted contracted crowded dense drawn enduring established firm fixed hidebound invulnerable secure set stretched tenacious unbending unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose slack yielding

WEAK

comfortable easy open wide

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Only once he’s in a skintight ski suit does the 29-year-old from Norway begin to resemble his true identity: greatest winter Olympian of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

She wore a black skintight leather dress with red stitching and long latex gloves, as she strutted down the runway for the designers Vin + Omi's 20th anniversary show.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Her stunt of marching through Congress in a skintight "scarlet A" T-shirt only reinforced the narrative that her only goal is getting on camera.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023

It’s 100 degrees in North Hollywood and Roxy Rose, 60, is inside her neon studio clad in a skintight camel-colored getup, complete with her signature cowboy hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

She’s wearing a frayed concert shirt and skintight blue jeans.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

skintight

Example Sentences

Related Words