adj. |
[1] |
secure
,
firm
,
fast
,
fixed
,
secured
,
close-fitting
,
snug
,
sealed
,
hermetically sealed
,
leak-proof
,
hermetic
,
impervious
,
impenetrable
,
impermeable
,
airtight
,
watertight
,
waterproof
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[2] |
taut
,
taut
,
stretched
,
tense
,
constricting
,
(too) small
,
ill-fitting
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[3] |
strict
,
binding
,
restrictive
,
stringent
,
severe
,
tough
,
uncompromising
,
unyielding
,
rigorous
,
stern
,
austere
,
autocratic
,
harsh
,
hard and fast
,
inflexible
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[4] |
Mainly nautical taut
,
compressed
,
(well-)disciplined
,
orderly
,
neat
,
well-organized
,
trim
,
tidy
,
smart
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[5] |
stingy
,
mean
,
mingy
,
niggardly
,
mean
,
miserly
,
penurious
,
miserly
,
parsimonious
,
penny-pinching
,
tight-fisted
,
close-fisted
,
(Colloq) (Brit) mingy
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[6] |
close
,
(almost) even
,
(highly) competitive
,
neck and neck
,
evenly matched
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[7] |
difficult
,
trying
,
dangerous
,
perilous
,
risky
,
hazardous
,
touchy
,
problematic
,
sticky
,
tricky
,
ticklish
,
precarious
,
touch-and-go
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[8] |
tipsy
,
close
,
drunk
,
intoxicated
,
(Colloq) high
,
woozy
,
under the influence
,
(Brit) tiddly
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[9] |
scarce
,
scanty
,
hard to find/come by
,
rare
,
dear
,
expensive
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[10] |
close
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[11] |
besotted
,
blind drunk
,
blotto
,
crocked
,
cockeyed
,
fuddled
,
loaded
,
pie-eyed
,
pissed
,
pixilated
,
plastered
,
slopped
,
sloshed
,
smashed
,
soaked
,
soused
,
sozzled
,
squiffy
,
stiff
,
wet
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[12] |
nasty
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[13] |
rigorous
,
stringent
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