uptight English

Meaning uptight meaning

What does uptight mean?

uptight

— adjective (= edgy) being in a tense state

Synonyms uptight synonyms

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tense

nervous

taut

restive

overstrung

nervy

jumpy

jittery

highly strung

high-strung

embittered

edgy

worried

upset

tight-hearted

tight

stuck

strained

stingy

intensive

alarmed

Topics uptight topics

What do people use uptight to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Nervous

• What words describe someone who feels nervous?
  nervous apprehensive edgy fidgety flustered ill at ease jittery restless tense uneasy uneasily uptight

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Patient

Bad-tempered

• What words describe a person who is often bad-tempered?
  bad-tempered grumpy grouchy disagreeable cantankerous uptight