Uptight synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Not loose or vague; exact or precise:
Able or quick to apprehend or understand
The definition of tense is a state where your muscles are tight, or where you are filled with nervousness and anxiety.
Highly sensitive or nervous and tense
Easily startled
Having to do with a convention or assembly
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Interested and involved:
a bundle of nerves
all wound up
tighten (related)
Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension
The definition of edgy is having sharp or pointed corners, or being irritable, or being unconventional.
being in a tense state
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(Informal) Having the jitters
Too highly strung; tense
Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.
mouthy (related)
snobby (related)
stroppy (related)
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cocky (related)
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
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.
Affording no ease or reassurance:
calm (antonym)
The definition of calm is someone or something who is peaceful and free from stress or worries.
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collected (antonym)
Self-possessed; composed:
cool (antonym)
Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
up-tight (related)
Alternative spelling of uptight.
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle.
bossy (related)
over-excited (related)
Tending to fidget.
bitchy (related)
Find another word for uptight. In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for uptight, like: strict, apprehensive, tensed, tense, high-strung, jumpy, conventional, concerned, a bundle of nerves, all wound up and on-edge.