Uptight [adjective]

Definition of Uptight:

nervous

Synonyms of Uptight:

● Anxious

● Uneasy

● Cautious

● Apprehensive

● Edgy

● Concerned

● Conventional

● Nervy

● Old-fashioned

● On edge

● Restive

● Strict

● Tense

● Troubled

● Withdrawn

● Worried

● On the defensive


Opposite/Antonyms of Uptight:

● Cool

● Easy-going

● Unworried

● Calm

● Collected

● Laid-back

● Composed


Sentence/Example of Uptight:

I’m an uptight Brit, I don’t tell people stuff about my life.

She is slender, immaculately dressed, and—as Dr. Feldman could see immediately—rigid and very uptight about herself.