- binding, constricting - hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding"
Antonym: loose (indirect, via tight)
- constricting, constrictive, narrowing - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
Antonyms: wide, broad (indirect, via narrow)
- compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
--1 is one way to tighten
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun constriction4, noun constrictor1
Somebody ----s something
- constrict, constringe, narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
--2 is one way to tighten
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun constriction1, noun constriction2
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something