as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
he has a tendency to fret and get uptight whenever his usual routine is disrupted
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Recent Examples of uptight
Fey’s character in The Four Seasons is a more grounded, sympathetic version of this uptight woman.
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Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Besides Carell and Kenney-Silver, its cast includes Fey as uptight Kate, Will Forte as her anxious husband Jack, Colman Domingo as her cool best friend Danny and Marco Calvani as his fretful husband Claude.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
As fun and wild as Sean and Christian’s lives get, the most charming part about this series is the bizarro-world Odd Couple relationship between Sean, the more uptight family-ish man, and Christian, who is … neither of those things.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Emily Gilmore uptight is still funny, but Emily Gilmore letting loose is a real sight.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Besides Carell and Kenney-Silver, its cast includes Fey as uptight Kate, Will Forte as her anxious husband Jack, Colman Domingo as her cool best friend Danny and Marco Calvani as his fretful husband Claude.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
As fun and wild as Sean and Christian’s lives get, the most charming part about this series is the bizarro-world Odd Couple relationship between Sean, the more uptight family-ish man, and Christian, who is … neither of those things.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Emily Gilmore uptight is still funny, but Emily Gilmore letting loose is a real sight.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uptight
Adjective
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Many tourism leaders in gateway towns near them are worried tourists will start going elsewhere if the park experience or its environment gets eroded.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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As an interior and environment appropriations bill makes its way through Congress, activists are worried about its impacts, including on coal ash regulations.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Joe Mazur, senior analyst at Trivium China, a research and advisory firm, said the use of exit bans and the lack of clarity around specific cases will make foreign companies extremely nervous about sending staff to China, damaging overall business confidence.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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All 11 brought home at least one full point in Rome, the result of their talent but also of a cohesive approach where veteran Justin Rose was willing to be paired with nervous rookie Robert MacIntyre in fourball and sit the foursomes sessions.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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With Iran and its proxies diminished and Gulf states anxious to diversify their economies, any prospect for broader peace and normalization runs through Riyadh.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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This is their first major sit-down interview together, and both are a bit anxious.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Pico’s other headsets are not sold in North America and ByteDance and the Trump administration have an uneasy relationship at best.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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The carpenters’ stance has created a split in the labor movement that makes lawmakers uneasy and sometimes spills into public view.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Son of Liam’s Map was a troubled sixth in the Kentucky Derby and a closing second in the Matt Winn Stakes in his last start.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Cornell took the helm at Target in 2014, another troubled time in the company's history.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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“Uptight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uptight. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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