Synonyms for tightlytight·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. tightlyadverb

   in a tight or constricted manner

   "a tightly packed pub"

2. tightlyadverb

   securely fixed or fastened

   "the window was tightly sealed"

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1. List of paraphrases for "tightly":

   closely, hermetically, strictly, rigorously, firmly, intimately, tight, strongly

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1. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Anywhere in the world if you see a president holding his chair tightly, that man is either a thief or a tyrant, and even worse than this, he is both!

2. Tom Malinowski:

   If we impeach the President for everything he has done that is impeachable, it would probably take us until 2025. Let's be smart, disciplined and focused about this and get it done, i think this is where you're hearing moderates speak up. We want something that's very tightly defined.

3. Liz Heatherly:

   We were horrified. I couldn’t believe that someone could be such a monster, the zip tie had been put around his mouth so tightly, his mouth was all bloody and scabbed. They believed he had been zip tied for between three and four days.

4. Satpal Kaleka:

   I know this sounds strange but in some ways it changed our lives but for the better, i wouldn't have said that initially but the loss made us appreciate each other and bond more tightly and never again take our relationships or life for granted.

5. Qingyan Chen:

   If a mask can completely cover a beard, there( shouldn't) be any problem. If not, a beard is very likely to create a small gap between facial skin and mask unless one fastens the mask tightly, the small gap would create a leakage for air to enter( the) nose when inhaling and for air with virus to go to the surroundings when one exhales.

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