Synonyms for tightly
tight·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. Chieftess Queen Quet:

   The Gullah/Geechee Nation is The Gullah/Geechee Nation, it is as tightly knit as a sweet grass basket that's sewn together and as tightly knit as a cast net is sewn together -- there's strength in it and that means if you pull on it, you can't just get it to break apart.

2. Jerome Powell:

   We know that this is a time for us to be tightly focused on the time ahead and getting inflation back down to 2 %, no one should doubt our resolve in doing that... What we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way.

3. Vitamin D:

   Aging is a progressive, degenerative process tightly integrated with inflammation. A number of theories have been developed that attempt to define the role of chronic inflammation in aging.

4. United States:

   This is a $ 110 billion company that is really too big, in some sense, to be killed in this manner because it's too tightly intertwined with the supply chain and with standards and with critical infrastructure globally.

5. David Seldin:

   These allegations are irresponsible and false.The University of Pittsburgh does not perform abortions. The University has a long history of providing vital, life-saving research, using techniques that are common at universities and medical institutions throughout the world, fetal tissue research is tightly regulated, ethically and legally, at the state and federal level—as it should be.