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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close, snug |
| Synonyms: | bound, clasped, close-fitting, compact, constricted, contracted, cramped, crowded, dense, drawn, enduring, established, fast, firm, fixed, hidebound, inflexible, invulnerable, narrow, quick, rigid, secure, set, skintight, solid, stable, steady, stiff, strained, stretched, strong, sturdy, taut, tenacious, tense, thick, tightened, unbending, unyielding |
| Notes: | the choice of 'tight' or 'tightly' depends on whether it is the result or the application that is emphasized; if it is an enduring state, you would use 'tight' |
| Antonyms: | comfortable, free, loose, open, slack |
| Main Entry: | trig |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neat |
| Synonyms: | accurate, apple-pie order, chic*, correct, dainty, dapper, elegant, exact, fastidious, finical, finicky, immaculate, in good order, in good shape, methodical, natty, neat as a pin, nice, orderly, precise, prim, proper, regular, shipshape, sleek, slick*, smart*, snug, spick-and-span, spotless, spruce, systematic, taut, tidy, trim, well-groomed, well-kept |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | terse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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