Synonyms for tightness
tight·ness

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1. stringency, tightnessnoun

   a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

   Synonyms:
   tautness, parsimoniousness, strictness, constriction, parsimony, stringency, niggardliness, denseness, closeness, tightfistedness, compactness, concentration, minginess, meanness, niggardness, density

   Antonyms:
   play, looseness

2. constriction, tightnessnoun

   a tight feeling in some part of the body

   "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"

   Synonyms:
   tautness, parsimoniousness, coarctation, constriction, parsimony, chokepoint, closeness, stringency, niggardliness, denseness, concentration, tightfistedness, compactness, minginess, bottleneck, meanness, niggardness, density

   Antonyms:
   looseness, play

3. concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactnessnoun

   the spatial property of being crowded together

   Synonyms:
   immersion, tautness, parsimoniousness, absorption, constriction, parsimony, closeness, assiduousness, stringency, assiduity, niggardliness, denseness, concentration, tightfistedness, dumbness, compactness, slow-wittedness, minginess, engrossment, meanness, niggardness, density

   Antonyms:
   play, looseness

4. meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closenessnoun

   extreme stinginess

   Synonyms:
   nearness, tautness, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching, constriction, parsimony, closeness, stringency, stuffiness, niggardliness, denseness, concentration, tightfistedness, beastliness, familiarity, compactness, secretiveness, minginess, intimacy, meanness, niggardness, density

   Antonyms:
   play, looseness

5. tightness, tautnessnoun

   lack of movement or room for movement

   Synonyms:
   tautness, parsimoniousness, tension, tensity, constriction, parsimony, closeness, stringency, tenseness, niggardliness, denseness, concentration, tightfistedness, compactness, minginess, meanness, niggardness, density

   Antonyms:
   play, looseness

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1. List of paraphrases for "tightness":

   leakproofness, oppression, waterproofing, stiffness, tighten, tightening

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1. Arindrajit Dube:

   An increasing tightness in the labor market means its $ 15 minimum wage is decreasingly effective at recruitment and retention of qualified workers, and a substantial raise can help with that.

2. David Fyfe:

   There is no shortage of geopolitical risk among producers but at the moment that is providing a floor to prices because otherwise the market is very well supplied, you morph from premium in times of tightness in the market to a concept of risk floor and that is clearly where we are at the moment.

3. Ann Tisdale:

   Maya still has CP, she still has the damage in her brain and she still has some tightness in her legs. … She’s going to continue with physical therapy five days a week, just like we’ve been doing, and get stronger and practice her skill of walking. But to just have those first steps and knowing that it’s possible is so great for her and our family.

4. Washington Mystics:

   Shes just had, kind of ongoing, late-in-the-season tightness, weve been able to treat it and its responded pretty well. But its the one nightmare Ive had the last month, is seeing her lying on her back.

5. Novak Djokovic:

   I managed to finish the match, had a little bit of tightness in my elbow but hopefully everything will be fine for tomorrow.