Need another word that means the same as “uptight”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “uptight” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Uptight” are: edgy, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, worried sick, disquieted, uneasy, ill at ease, fretful, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, like a cat on a hot tin roof, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, stressed, under stress
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “uptight” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
agitated | Physically disturbed or set in motion. She was red and agitated with the effort of arguing. |
anxious | (of a situation or period of time) causing or characterized by worry or nervousness. Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results. |
bothered | Caused to show discomposure. I m not particularly bothered about how I look. |
concerned | Culpably involved. A memorandum to those concerned. |
disquieted | Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. Spent many disquieted moments. |
distraught | Very worried and upset. He is terribly distraught. |
distressed | Generalized feeling of distress. A distressed leather jacket. |
disturbed | Having the place or position changed. The disturbed books and papers on her desk. |
edgy | Tense, nervous, or irritable. Their songs combine good music and smart edgy ideas. |
fretful | Feeling or expressing distress or irritation. The baby was crying with a fretful whimper. |
high-strung | Being in a tense state. |
ill at ease | Presaging ill fortune- P.B.Shelley. |
in a state of agitation | Holding office. |
jittery | Being in a tense state. Caffeine makes me jittery. |
jumpy | Being in a tense state. A jumpy pulse. |
keyed up | Serving as an essential component. |
like a cat on a hot tin roof | Equal in amount or value. |
nervous | Of or relating to the nervous system. Nervous disease. |
nervy | Bold or impudent. A nervy thing to say. |
overstrung | (of a piano) having strings in sets crossing each other obliquely. An overstrung archery bow. |
overwrought | Deeply agitated especially from emotion. She was too overwrought to listen to reason. |
perturbed | Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled’ is an informal term. She didn t seem perturbed about the noises around her. |
restive | Being in a tense state. The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive. |
stressed | Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. He dropped out of the race clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing. |
strung out | That is on a string. |
tense | Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles e g the vowel sound in beat. She tried to relax her tense muscles. |
troubled | Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination. His troubled private life. |
under stress | Located below or beneath something else. |
uneasy | Relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort. An uneasy coalition government. |
upset | (of a person’s stomach) having disturbed digestion, especially because of something eaten. The Bills upset victory over the Houston Oilers. |
worked up | Getting higher or more vigorous. |
worried sick | Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc. |
aroused | Aroused to action. The aroused opposition. |
constrained | Lacking spontaneity; not natural. A constrained smile. |
constricted | Narrowed, especially by encircling pressure. People seek an environment where they don t feel constricted. |
defuse | Make (a situation) less tense or dangerous. A scheme that teaches officers how to defuse potentially explosive situations. |
dejection | A state of melancholy depression. He was slumped in deep dejection. |
excitability | Excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part. |
excitable | Responding too readily to something new or stimulating; easily excited. These alkaloids act on nerve cells to make them more excitable. |
flighty | Guided by whim and fancy. Flighty young girls. |
fret | Provide a musical instrument with frets. There was a simple fret at the top of the walls. |
fretful | Nervous and unable to relax. The baby was crying with a fretful whimper. |
irritability | An irritable petulant feeling. Symptoms include insomnia and irritability. |
jittery | Being in a tense state. Caffeine makes me jittery. |
nervous | Of or relating to the nervous system. He s nervous of speaking in public. |
nervously | With nervous excitement. Kevin nervously glanced at his watch. |
nervy | Bold or impudent. It was kind of nervy for Billy to be telling him how to play. |
paralyze | Cause to be paralyzed and immobile. The poison paralyzed him. |
peevish | Having or showing an irritable disposition. A thin peevish voice. |
petulance | The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered. A slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice. |
querulous | Habitually complaining. She became querulous and demanding. |
restlessly | In a restless manner. |
sensitize | Make sensitive to a drug or allergen. He was not sensitized to her emotional needs. |
skittish | Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses. Skittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets. |
strained | Of a mainly liquid substance having been strained to separate out any solid matter. Her voice was strained as she asked the question. |
stressed | Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. Elision after a stressed syllable. |
temper | Make more temperate acceptable or suitable by adding something else moderate. The display is a single sheet of glass tempered for strength. |
tense | Become stretched or tense or taut. Tense piano strings. |
troubled | Beset by problems or difficulties. These troubled areas. |
uneasy | Lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance. An uneasy silence fell on the group. |
volatility | The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor. A week of historic stock market volatility. |
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