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on the defensive

adjective as in uptight

Strongest matches

anxious
apprehensive
cautious
edgy
nervous
uneasy

Weak matches

concerned
conventional
nervy
old-fashioned
on edge
restive
strict
tense
troubled
withdrawn
worried

adverb as in defensively

Weak matches

at bay
carefully
in self-defense

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