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  1. stringency, tightnessnoun

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

    Antonyms:
    play, looseness

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

  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"

    Antonyms:
    looseness, play

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

  3. concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactnessnoun

    the spatial property of being crowded together

    Antonyms:
    play, looseness

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

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

    extreme stinginess

    Antonyms:
    play, looseness

    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

  5. tightness, tautnessnoun

    lack of movement or room for movement

    Antonyms:
    play, looseness

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

How to use tightness in a sentence?

  1. 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.

  2. Daniel Silver:

    It supports our view that the tightness in the labor market is generating upward pressure on compensation.

  3. Andy Cohen:

    I was sick with covid quite early on. My symptoms were a slight headache, tightness of the chest and I lost all taste and smell!

  4. Oliver Nugent:

    You've got this big China pull, really extreme China tightness at the moment, but there's a very big quality deferential between the metal that's attracted into China and most of the metal that's left on the LME.

  5. 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.

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