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uptight

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of uptight

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

he has a tendency to fret and get uptight whenever his usual routine is disrupted

Synonyms of uptight

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, worried

Words Related to uptight

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up

apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving

fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed

qualmish, qualmy

flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung

obsessed, preoccupied, restless

fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Phrases Synonymous with uptight

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms of uptight

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of uptight

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

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