Small vs. Tight — What's the Difference?

Being below average in size

Fixed or fastened firmly in place

Being below average in quantity or extent

Stretched or drawn out fully

Limited in importance or significance; trivial

Of such close construction as to be impermeable

Having limited position, influence, or status; minor

Leaving little empty space through compression; compact

Unpretentious; modest

Affording little spare time; full

Not fully grown; very young

Closely reasoned or concise

Narrow in outlook; petty

Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug

Having been belittled; humiliated

(Slang) Personally close; intimate

Diluted; weak. Used of alcoholic beverages.

Experiencing a feeling of constriction

Lacking force or volume

Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.

Lowercase

Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price

In small pieces

Affected by scarcity

Without loudness or forcefulness; softly.

Difficult to deal with or get out of

In a small manner.

Barely profitable

A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest

Closely contested; close

Small things considered as a group.

Chiefly British Neat and trim in appearance or arrangement.

Chiefly British Small items of clothing.

Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm

Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

(Slang) Intoxicated; drunk.

(figuratively) Young, as a child.

(Baseball) Inside.

Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.

Firmly; securely.

Humiliated or insignificant.

Soundly

Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.

Snugly or with constriction

Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

Synonym of little

Unyielding or firm.

(archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.

Under high tension; taut.

That is small the manufactured size.

(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.

In a small fashion

Intimately friendly.

In or into small pieces.

Miserly or frugal.

(obsolete) To a small extent.

(of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

(obsolete) In a low tone; softly.

Fitting close, or too close, to the body.

An item labelled or denoted as being that size.

Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.

One who fits an item of that size.

Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

To make little or less.

(sport) Not conceding many goals.

(intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.

(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.

(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.

Mean; unfair; unkind.

Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; - sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.

Limited or restricted.

Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.

(obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.

(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.

In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.

(poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands. en

Not loudly; faintly; timidly.

(poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. en

The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.

Intimate, close, close-knit.

Smallclothes.

A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.

To make little or less.

Angry or irritated.

The slender part of the back

Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

A garment size for a small person

Soundly.

Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

(obsolete) To tighten.

Limited in size or scope;

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.

Low or inferior in station or quality;

Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; - often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.

Not fully grown;

Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.

Too small to be seen except under a microscope

Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

Not large but sufficient in size or amount;

Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.

(of a voice) faint;

Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; - applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

Slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope;

Handy; adroit; brisk.

Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);

Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

Lowercase;

Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; - said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

Have fine or very small constituent particles;

To tighten.

On a small scale;

Closely constrained or constricted or constricting;

Pulled or drawn tight;

Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;

Pressed tightly together;

Used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;

Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;

Of such close construction as to be impermeable;

Of textiles;

Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;

Very drunk

Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;

Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;

Packed closely together;

Firmly or tightly;

In an attentive manner;