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uptight
adjective as in nervous
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“It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys,” she said.
Read another way, she is a horrible mother, an uptight snob, and a bit of a shrew.
One of the characters I played was an uptight whackjob, so that was probably written for me.
All of this makes even the most well-meaning junior soldier more confused and more uptight.
The producers were looking to start a fight between the laid-back Sebastian and Camille, his uptight counterpart.
She is slender, immaculately dressed, and—as Dr. Feldman could see immediately—rigid and very uptight about herself.
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On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to uptight, such as: anxious, apprehensive, cautious, edgy, nervous, and uneasy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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