tightfitting

Like a leotard

Tightfitting describes clothing or other coverings that fit closely against the body or surface, with little looseness or room to spare: a tightfitting dress, tightfitting jeans.

The term suggests garments that hug contours rather than drape.

Also spelled as two words or hyphenated: tight-fitting, tight fitting.

clothing

spandex

Elastic synthetic fiber

leotard · skinny jeans · unitard · wetsuit · swimsuit · bodystocking · bodycon · shapewear · compression shirt · yoga pants

constricting

squeeze

Firm bilateral compression

cinch · pinch · clamp · pressure · tourniquet · girdle · corset · straitjacket · constrict · vise

sleek

streamlined

Made smooth and efficient

contoured · sculpted · second-skin · slick · figure-hugging · body-hugging · snug · neat · trim

secure

snug

Comfortably close-fitting

hermetic · gasket · caulked · flush · fastened · clamped · locked · vacuum-sealed · pressurized · insulated

tailored

bespoke

Made to individual specifications

tailor · seamstress · sartorial · couture · dressmaker · precision · crafted · contoured · figure-hugging · nipped

Opposites
garment fit/closeness to body

tightfittingloose

Not firmly secured

baggy · loose-fitting · oversized · roomy · billowing

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G