🛡️ Completely secure 🔧 To seal for storms 🪟 Protected from storms

storm-tight

6.2

So secure that it cannot be attacked or proven wrong

adjective
/ˈstɔrmˌtaɪt/

: a prueba de críticas

The lawyer built a storm-tight case that withstood every challenge in court.

Examples

The new vault is storm-tight and can withstand any attack.
Their financial plan was so storm-tight that even a recession could not shake it.
She prepared a storm-tight argument that convinced everyone in the meeting.
This vault is storm-tight.
The new vault is storm-tight and can withstand any attack.
Their financial plan was so storm-tight that even a recession could not shake it.
The lawyer built a storm-tight case that withstood every challenge in court.

Synonyms

secure

vsstorm-tight

318 3.2

Protected from danger or from people trying to break in

is stronger, adding being unbreakable and safe from criticism or failure

airtight

vsstorm-tight

29 5.9

A very strong argument or plan that has no weak points

is about complete defense against attack, criticism, or failure in any context

weathertight

vsstorm-tight

5.3

So complete and strong that no one can find a flaw

is broader, focusing on protection against attack, criticism, or failure

Antonyms

vulnerable

581 4.0

At risk of being harmed, attacked or influenced

unprotected

28 2.9

Not safe from harm

How Secure

unassailable

11 8.0

storm-tight

6.2

foolproof

44 3.9

secure

318 3.2

protected

1 2.0

Surface Forms

storm-tight positive

Morphology

storm-tight = storm + tight (semi-transparent) = storm + tight

The compound's components are clear, but the sense has been generalized metaphorically to mean 'completely secure' in non-weather contexts.

Etymology

Storm-tight uses the picture of a house safe in bad weather by joining storm and tight. A 'storm-tight' plan or argument is like that sealed house: it is 'completely secure' and will not be shaken by trouble.