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- [uhp-tahyt]
- /ˈʌpˈtaɪt/
- /ˌʌpˈtaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-tahyt]
- /ˈʌpˈtaɪt/
Definitions of uptight word
- adjective uptight tense, nervous, or jittery. 1
- adjective uptight annoyed or angry. 1
- adjective uptight stiffly conventional in manner or attitudes. 1
- adjective uptight person: repressed 1
- adjective uptight person: tense 1
- adjective uptight Someone who is uptight is tense, nervous, or annoyed about something and so is difficult to be with. 0
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Origin of uptight
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
1960-65, Americanism; up (perhaps as intensifier) + tight
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Parts of speech for Uptight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uptight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
uptight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uptight
adj uptight
- all shook up — shaken, upset
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
adjective uptight
- frantic — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- isolationist — a person who favors or works for isolationism.
Antonyms for uptight
adjective uptight
- mellow — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
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