Hard
Tight
Tight adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Usage example: the traffic on the freeway was so tight we couldn't get over to the exit we wanted
Hard is a synonym for tight in rigid topic. You can use "Hard" instead the word "Tight" as an adjective or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as compact, dense.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The door to the Tomb of Hurakan is sealed tight and hard to open because the room beyond is full of water.
Source: Opening The Flood Gates -
I've Sound's PV for "See You" features a brief scene of two members of the (all-female) group kissing, although it's in such tight close-up that it's hard to tell which ones.
Source: Ho Yay / Music -
In the Rail Shooter prequel Extraction, you do get to crawl through the vents and similar locales several times, but it's lampshaded that they are tight, cramped and hard to move quickly in.
Source: Air-Vent Passageway
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