uptight
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5.0
- adjective
- /ˌʌpˈtaɪt/
- Informal
:
tenso
- She often feels uptight before giving a presentation at work.
- so uptight
- get uptight
- too uptight
Like it's OK to be really upset, uptight, uneasy right now.
- Like it's OK to be really upset, uptight, uneasy right now.
- How how is that cautious and, and uptight and professional?
- But a moment ago you were the uptight guy, right?
- Who will like me if I'm visibly scared and uptight and sad.
- Because when you box, the more uptight and tense you are, the worse you throw.
- If you're very tense and uptight, milk isn't going to come down at all.
- And through that relationship he winds up becoming less uptight and really capable of loving.
- She's not a bitch, she is not mean, she is not uptight.
- You're Co regulating when, when, when you're a uptight, tense, angry, tightly wound person and you pick up a baby and that baby starts crying, What is happening?
- When you wound up uptight, you are the most erratic version of yourself.
- People were they, they hear Bah humbug, I'm I'm uptight.
Examples
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Seriously, man, it would do wonders for this uptight attitude you've got.
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At first I was uptight, but after a while I relaxed and it was wonderful.
Fiction book (1995) -
But a moment ago you were the uptight guy, right?
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That gets my parents really uptight.
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It's hard to imagine Rob being any more uptight than he is.
Fiction book (1993) -
Because when you box, the more uptight and tense you are, the worse you throw.
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Like it's OK to be really upset, uptight, uneasy right now.
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But they used to be so uptight about just mentioning stuff.
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Dorothy's fine now, but she used to be really uptight.
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Freddy's just so uptight, it's annoying.
Synonyms
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
310
3.6
Feeling nervous and unable to relax
201
2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
98
3.2
You feel worried and not relaxed
68
4.3
Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried
54
4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
49
4.1
Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm
41
5.2
Feeling nervous and tense, easily upset
33
6.5
Very upset or nervous because of strong feelings
26
4.5
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
21
5.2
Feeling very nervous and unable to relax
12
7.2
Being very nervous and easily upset
2
5.1
Feeling too much stress and unable to cope
2
7.0
Feeling nervous and upset because of stress or embarrassment
1
7.4
Someone who is very nervous and easily upset
1
6.5
Feeling worried and tense before a difficult event
Feeling very nervous and tense because of worry
Feeling nervous and tense because of pressure at work or study
Antonyms
Idioms
How Tense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uptight comes from joining up and tight, where tight means 'held firmly' or 'not loose', so imagine something pulled 'up' and 'tight' and unable to move or relax. That's why uptight describes someone who is tense or cannot relax.