Uptight synonyms
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Part of speech:
Able or quick to apprehend or understand
Not loose or vague; exact or precise:
Easily startled
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
Interested and involved:
Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.
troubled (related)
Emotionally or mentally disturbed
conservative (related)
The definition of conservative is favoring older, known traditions and resisting any changes.
Stretched tight; strained; taut
Affording no ease or reassurance:
calm (antonym)
The definition of calm is someone or something who is peaceful and free from stress or worries.
collected (antonym)
Self-possessed; composed:
cool (antonym)
Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
up-tight (related)
Alternative spelling of uptight.
Daring, provocative, or trend-setting:
Tending to fidget.
(Informal) Having the jitters
Hard to control; unruly; refractory
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle.
a bundle of nerves
all wound up
tighten (related)
Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension
Highly sensitive or nervous and tense
being in a tense state
Too highly strung; tense
Having to do with a convention or assembly
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