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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One of the biggest shifts since the time of Rose is that far fewer Americans are worried about this potential problem.—
Harry Enten,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Critics of Greene's bill are worried that the legislation could disproportionately benefit higher-income individuals, who naturally stand to make more profits from a home sale.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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Then there's the real world, which is entirely different, so in reality people have nothing to be nervous about.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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What changed at Sharon Place and why are owners upset? Sharon Place, which includes over 70 condos, has always had a pet weight limit written into its governing documents, Emehel said.—
Nora O’Neill
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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With less than 30 seconds to go in the game, and both teams tied at 77, Reese walked off the court visibly upset during a timeout.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The choice of name was coincidental but Lee and Kirby were anxious to avoid any connection to radical politics.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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My expectation is that the veteran who has been in the Octagon against some of the heaviest hitters in the UFC’s heavyweight division is going to be anxious to test the young man who only has 35 seconds of UFC fight time to his name.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Outlook: Stability or Strain? Oil markets in 2024 were defined by an uneasy equilibrium.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Given that uneasy reminder, the small victory ultimately won by King and his followers is even more extraordinary and potent.—
Sophie van Bastelaer,
EW.com,
7 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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Bell is among at least 34 boys who stayed at Dozier and another 16 sent to Okeechobee — a separate boys’ school with a troubled history — who ended up on Florida’s death row, according to a review by The Marshall Project.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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“Uptight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uptight. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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