sat tight
The phrase “sat tight” has 2 syllables: sat tight
It's pronounced as /sæt taɪt/
What is synonym and antonym for sat tight?
In the thesaurus, “sat tight” has 28 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for sat tight along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for sat tight
- anticipated
- avoided
- awaited
- bided
- bode
- eluded
- evaded
- expected
- held on
- hid
- holed up
- hung around
- lay
- lay low
- lingered
- lurked
- remained
- reposed
- skulked
- slinked
- slunk
- sneaked
- snuck
- stayed
- stood by
- stuck around
- tarried
- waited
Antonyms for sat tight
- appeared
- came out
- materialized
- showed up
- turned up
Example Sentences
- The passengers sat tight as the turbulence shook the plane.
- We sat tight in the car, waiting for the heavy rain to stop.
- He sat tight, hoping for good news from the doctor.
- The team sat tight on their lead and played defensively.
- She sat tight until the police arrived to handle the situation.
On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sat tight, such as: anticipated, appeared, avoided, awaited, bided, bode, came out.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
lain
- BS
- avoided
- awaited
- be
- be beside
- be buried
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- be fixed
- be found
- be interred
- be level
- be located
- be on
- be placed
- be prone
- be recumbent
- be seated
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- be supine
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- been
- beguile
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- born
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- break promise
- bull
- commanded
- con
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- couch
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- deceive
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- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- dupe
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- eluded
- equivocate
- evaded
- exaggerate
- exist
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- fabricate
- fake
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- fib
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- frame
- fudge
- go back on
- go to bed
- gone
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- headed
- hid
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- hung around
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- loll
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- lurked
- make believe
- malign
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- misinform
- misinstruct
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- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- nap
- occupy
- overdraw
- overlooked
- palter
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- perjure
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- phony
- plant
- posted
- prevail
- prevaricate
- promote
- put on
- put up a front
- reach
- recline
- remain
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- repose
- reposed
- resided
- rest
- rested
- retire
- run
- sat
- sat tight
- siesta
- skulked
- sleep
- slinked
- slunk
- sneaked
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- waited
lain low
waited
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- cool it
- dally
- delay
- expect
- expected
- fill time
- foresee
- hang
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- held on
- hold back
- hold everything
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- hold the phone
- hole up
- hung around
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
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- mark time
- put on hold
- remain
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- save it
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- sit up for
- stall
- stand by
- stay
- stay up for
- stayed
- stick around
- stood by
- stuck around
- sweat it
- tarried
- tarry
- watch